District of Columbia Statutes

§ 12-302 — Disability of plaintiff.

District of Columbia § 12-302
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 12Right to Remedy. [Enacted title]
Ch. 3Limitation of Actions.

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D.C. Code § 12-302 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, when a person entitled to maintain an action is, at the time the right of action accrues:
(1)under 18 years of age; or
(2)non compos mentis; or
(3)imprisoned —
(b)When a person entitled to maintain an action for the recovery of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or upon an instrument under seal, is under any of the disabilities specified by subsection (a) of this section at the time the right of action accrues, he or his proper representative, except where otherwise specified herein, may bring the action within 5 years after the disability is removed, and not thereafter.

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Legislative History

Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 510, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; Mar. 16, 1978, D.C. Law 2-61, § 2, 24 DCR 6011

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