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Utah Code § 78B-2-108

Effect of disability -- Minority or mental incompetence -- Damages

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 2024 UT App 7 - Rodriguez v. Crosby (2024)

Most recently applied in 2024 UT App 72 - McKell v. McKell (May 2024)

Amended by Chapter 67, 2021 General Session

(1) An individual may not bring a cause of action while the individual is:

(a) under 18 years old; or

(b) mentally incompetent without a legal guardian.

(2) During the time that an individual is underage or mentally incompetent, the statute of limitations for a cause of action other than for the recovery of real property may not run.

(3) A cause of action under this section includes any claim:

(a) for general or special damages; or

(b) for which a parent or legal guardian of an individual described in Subsection (1) may be financially responsible for the payment of general or special damages.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.