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§ 5-201. Persons with disabilities

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial Proceedings

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 5. Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Computing Time (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 5-201
§ 5-201. Persons with disabilities
Currentness
Accruals which favor minors or mentally incompetent persons
(a) When a cause of action subject to a limitation under Subtitle 1 of this title or Title 3, Subtitle 9 of this article accrues in favor of a minor or mental incompetent, that person shall file his action within the lesser of three years or the applicable period of limitations after the date the disability is removed.
Application of section
(b) This section does not apply if the statute of limitations has more than three years to run when the disability is removed.
Imprisonment, absence from State, or marriage
(c) Imprisonment, absence from the State, or marriage are not disabilities which extend the statute of limitations.

Credits

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1987, c. 592; Acts 1997, c. 318, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.
Formerly Art. 57, §§ 2-4, 6, 7.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 5-201, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 5-201
Current with legislation effective through June 1, 2023, from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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