960.1. If the distance between the domicile of the creditor and that of the debtor or, if the debtor is not domiciled in Québec, his residence or, failing that, his business establishment, is greater than 80 km, the creditor may address the clerk of the court of his domicile for the purposes of articles 958 to 960.
The clerk then sends the original of the motion and the affidavit to the clerk of the court of the domicile of the debtor or, if the debtor is not domiciled in Québec, his residence or, failing that, his business establishment.
The decision of the clerk or of the judge of the domicile of the creditor, respecting the acceptance of the institution of the suit, cannot be revised.
The case is heard before the court of the domicile of the debtor or, if the debtor is not domiciled in Québec, his residence or, failing that, his business establishment, unless the judge orders otherwise.
1975, c. 83, s. 62; 1984, c. 46, s. 12; 1999, c. 40, s. 56.