Article 256 of Civil Code

1- If bodily injury occurs that requires payment of diya in accordance with the provisions of Islamic Sharia and the contents of the schedule of diyas stipulated in Article 251, and it is impossible to identify the person responsible for compensating it under the provisions governing liability for unlawful acts or the person obliged to guarantee it under the preceding Article, the State shall be obliged to provide the indemnity, unless it is established that the injured person or any of his heirs, through his fault, caused the failure to identify the responsible person or guarantor. 2- The indemnity action shall be time-barred upon the lapse of three years from the occurrence of the incident.