92nd General Assembly
Summary of SB0195
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Senate Sponsors:
HAWKINSON.

House Sponsors:
MATHIAS

Short description: 
CIV PRO-MISIDENTIFICATION                                                  

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Code of Civil Procedure.  Changes the provision  under      
   which a defendant whose identity was mistaken and who was not named in      
   the  original  action  may  be made a defendant to the cause of action      
   without the application of the statute of limitations.  Requires  that      
   the  defendant  must  have  received notice of the commencement of the      
   action within the limitation period and that he or she  would  not  be      
   prejudiced  in  maintaining a defense on the merits and knew or should      
   have known that but for a mistake concerning the identity of the party      
   the action would have been brought against him or her.                      
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Deletes the  amendatory  changes  in  the  bill.   Makes  similar      
   changes  as  were  in  the  bill  as introduced.  Corrects grammatical      
   errors and other technical errors in the bill.                              
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0116

   Last action date: JUL-20-2001

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   1


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