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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 11 - CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE (§§ 11-1-1 — 11-77-7)
Chapter 71 - MISSISSIPPI BACK-TO-BUSINESS LIABILITY ASSURANCE AND HEALTH CARE EMERGENCY RESPONSE LIABILITY PROTECTION ACT (§§ 11-71-1 — 11-71-13)
Section 11-71-13 - [For effective and expiration dates, see note below] Statute of limitations for suits for alleged injuries related to COVID-19
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MS Code § 11-71-13 (2023)
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Except as otherwise provided in Section 11-46-11, a person must bring suit for any alleged injury arising from COVID-19 not later than two (2) years after the day the cause of action accrues.
Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 475, SB 3049,§ 7.
Effective Date - Expiration Date: Section 8 ofLaws, 2020, ch. 475, SB 3049 provides: "This act shall take effect and be in force from and after March 14, 2020, and expire one (1) year after the end of the COVID-19 state of emergency, except that any civil liability arising out of acts or omissions or related to an injury that occurred during the operation of this act shall be subject to its provisions in perpetuity. It is the intent of the Legislature that this act take effect retroactively."
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