Nonresident or unknown defendant
[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
1. The period of limitation specified in sections 614.1 through 614.5 shall be computed omitting any time when:
- a. The defendant is a nonresident of the state, or
- 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