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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.
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.