O.C.G.A. § 9-3-71

General limitation

Known as the J. Calvin Hill, Jr., Act

The act spans §§ 9–9 (53 sections).

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 111 Md. App. 233 - Edmonds v. Cytology Services of Maryland, Inc. (1996)

Most recently applied in Marshall v. Dodds (March 2019)

Code 1933, § 3-1102, enacted by Ga

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, an action for medical malpractice shall be brought within two years after the date on which an injury or death arising from a negligent or wrongful act or omission

occurred.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Code section, in no event may an action for medical malpractice be brought more than five years after the date on which the negligent or wrongful act or omission

occurred.

(c) Subsection (a) of this Code section is intended to create a two-year statute of limitations. Subsection (b) of this Code section is intended to create a five-year statute of ultimate repose and abrogation.

(d) Nothing contained in subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section shall be construed to repeal Code Section 9-3-73, which shall be deemed to apply either to the applicable statutes of limitation or repose.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.