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 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status