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Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 16.001 — EFFECT OF DISABILITY

CP § 16.001Title 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL · Part B. TRIAL MATTERS · Ch. 16. LIMITATIONS · Art. A. LIMITATIONS OF PERSONAL ACTIONS

Statute text

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(a)For the purposes of this subchapter, a person is under a legal disability if the person is:
(1)younger than 18 years of age, regardless of whether the person is married; or
(2)of unsound mind.
(b)If a person entitled to bring a personal action is under a legal disability when the cause of action accrues, the time of the disability is not included in a limitations period.
(c)A person may not tack one legal disability to another to extend a limitations period.
(d)A disability that arises after a limitations period starts does not suspend the running of the period.

Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1049, Sec. 56, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.001 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.