Georgia Statutes

§ 44-5-170 — Effect of disabilities on commencement of prescription

Georgia·Title 44

Prescription shall not run against the rights of a minor during his or her minority, a person incompetent by reason of mental illness or intellectual disability so long as the mental illness or intellectual disability lasts, or a person imprisoned during his or her imprisonment. After any such disability is removed, prescription shall run against the person holding a claim to realty or personalty.

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Prescription shall not run against the rights of a minor during his or her minority, a person incompetent by reason of mental illness or intellectual disability so long as the mental illness or intellectual disability lasts, or a person imprisoned during his or her imprisonment. After any such disability is removed, prescription shall run against the person holding a claim to realty or personalty.

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Legislative History

Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 70,§ 4-9, eff. 7/1/2015.

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