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5532 – Absence Or Concealment | Pennsylvania Law

Pennsylvania Section 5532 details how absences, concealment, and fraud affect legal action time limits within the state.

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5532 – Absence Or Concealment

Pennsylvania Title 42 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 5532

Summary

Pennsylvania law Section 5532 addresses how the time limits for initiating legal actions are affected by a person's absence from the state or concealment of their identity. It specifies that the clock for filing begins when a person returns or enters Pennsylvania, with certain exceptions, and also covers how fraud-related actions are timed from the discovery of the fraud. The law also outlines specific circumstances where these rules do not apply.

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In simple terms: Pennsylvania Section 5532 details how absences, concealment, and fraud affect legal action time limits within the state.. This means people must follow this rule, and breaking it can lead to criminal penalties.