18 U.S. Code § 2255 - Civil remedy for personal injuries
Pub. L. 99–591 is a corrected version of Pub. L. 99–500.
A prior section 2255 was renumbered section 2256 of this title.
2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–126, § 102(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which related to civil remedy for personal injuries in general.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–126, § 102(2), substituted “filed—” for “filed within 10 years after the right of action first accrues or in the case of a person under a legal disability, not later than three years after the disability.” and added pars. (1) and (2).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–126, § 102(3), added subsec. (c).
2013—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–4, § 1212(a)(1), substituted “section 1589, 1590, 1591, 2241(c)” for “section 2241(c)”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–4, § 1212(a)(2), substituted “10 years” for “six years”.
2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–248, § 707(b), inserted heading, inserted “, regardless of whether the injury occurred while such person was a minor,” after “such violation”, and substituted “Any person who, while a minor, was” for “Any minor who is”, “such person” for “such minor”, “Any person as described” for “Any minor as described”, and “$150,000” for “$50,000”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–248, § 707(c), inserted heading.
1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–314 substituted “2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, or 2423” for “2251 or 2252”.