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O.C.G.A. § 9-3-99

Tolling of limitations for tort actions while criminal prosecution is pending

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

The act spans §§ 9–9 (53 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Sharon Bridgewater vs DeKalb County (2011)

Most recently applied in Sharon Bridgewater vs DeKalb County (June 2011)

Code 1981, § 9-3-99, enacted by Ga

The running of the period of limitations with respect to any cause of action in tort that may be brought by the victim of an alleged crime which arises out of the facts and circumstances relating to the commission of such alleged crime committed in this state shall be tolled from the date of the commission of the alleged crime or the act giving rise to such action in tort until the prosecution of such crime or act has become final or otherwise terminated, provided that such time does not exceed

six years, except as otherwise provided in Code Section 9-3-33.1.

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.