2014 Georgia Code
Title 9 - CIVIL PRACTICE
Chapter 3 - LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS
Article 5 - TOLLING OF LIMITATIONS
§ 9-3-90 - Persons under disability or imprisoned when cause of action accrues

GA Code § 9-3-90 (2014) What's This?

(a) Minors and persons who are legally incompetent because of mental retardation or mental illness, who are such when the cause of action accrues, shall be entitled to the same time after their disability is removed to bring an action as is prescribed for other persons.

(b) No action accruing to a person imprisoned at the time of its accrual which, prior to July 1, 1984, has been barred by the provisions of this chapter relating to limitations of actions shall be revived by this chapter, as amended. No action accruing to a person imprisoned at the time of its accrual which would be barred before July 1, 1984, by the provisions of this chapter, as amended, but which would not be so barred by the provisions of this chapter in force immediately prior to July 1, 1984, shall be barred until July 1, 1985.

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