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IA Code › Title XV › Chapter 614 › Section 614.6
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(1) The period of limitation specified in sections 614.1 through 614.5 shall be computed omitting any time when:
(1) (a) The defendant is a nonresident of the state, or
(1) (b) In those cases involving personal injuries or death resulting from a felony or indictable misdemeanor, while the identity of the defendant is unknown after diligent effort has been made to discover it.
(2) The provisions of this section shall be effective January 1, 1970, and to this extent the provisions are retroactive.
[C51, §1664; R60, §2745; C73, §2533; C97, §3451; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11013; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §614.6]2015 Acts, ch 30, §178; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §111
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