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                                  HOUSE BILL 1689

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Ludwig, Padden, Sheldon, Forner, Riley, Inslee, R. Meyers, Kremen, Roland, Appelwick, Mielke, Holland, Betrozoff, Moyer, Paris, Mitchell, McLean and Orr.

 

Read first time February 6, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.Regarding the limitation of actions brought by prisoners.


     AN ACT Relating to the limitation of actions brought by prisoners; and amending RCW 4.16.190.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

     Sec. 1.  RCW 4.16.190 and 1977 ex.s. c 80 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

     If a person entitled to bring an action mentioned in this chapter, except for a penalty or forfeiture, or against a sheriff or other officer, for an escape, be at the time the cause of action accrued either under the age of eighteen years, or incompetent or disabled to such a degree that he or she cannot understand the nature of the proceedings, such incompetency or disability as determined according to chapter 11.88 RCW, ((or imprisoned on a criminal charge, or in execution under the sentence of a court for a term less than his natural life,)) the time of such disability shall not be a part of the time limited for the commencement of action.