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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="5-119" title_number="5" title_name="Limitations, Prohibited Actions, and Immunities" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Limitations">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This section does not apply to a voluntary dismissal of a civil action or claim by the party who commenced the action or claim.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>This section applies only to a civil action or claim that is dismissed once for failure to file a report in accordance with § 3–2A–04(b)(3) of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If a civil action or claim is commenced by a party within the applicable period of limitations and is dismissed without prejudice, the party may commence a new civil action or claim for the same cause against the same party or parties on or before the later of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The expiration of the applicable period of limitations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>60 days from the date of the dismissal; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>August 1, 2007, if the action or claim was dismissed on or after November 17, 2006, but before June 1, 2007.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
