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Utah Code Title 78B. Judicial Code § 78B-2-108. Effect of disability--Minority or mental incompetence--Damages

Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(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.

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