California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
CCP §352.1: (a) If a person entitled to bring an action, mentioned in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 335), is, at the time the cause of action accrued, imprisoned on a criminal charge, or in execution under t
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This statute tolls (pauses) the time limit for filing a civil lawsuit for up to two years when the plaintiff is imprisoned on a criminal charge or sentence, with specified exceptions for public entity claims and conditions-of-confinement actions.
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