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§ 28-3-203. Injury During Fourth Year After Completion — Limitation of Action

Notwithstanding § 28-3-202, in the case of an injury to property or person or injury causing wrongful death, which injury occurred during the fourth year after substantial completion, an action, arbitration, or other binding dispute resolution proceeding to recover damages for the injury or wrongful death must be brought within one (1) year after the […]

§ 28-3-205. Limitation Not Defense Under Certain Circumstances

The limitation provided by this part must not be asserted as a defense by any person in actual possession or the control, as owner, tenant, or otherwise, of an improvement at the time any deficiency in the improvement constitutes the proximate cause of the injury or death for which it is proposed to bring an […]

§ 28-3-116. Action for Injury or Illness Based on Child Sexual Abuse

As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Child sexual abuse” means any act set out in § 37-1-602(a)(3), that occurred when the victim was a minor; “Discovery” means when the injured person becomes aware that the injury or illness was caused by child sexual abuse. Discovery that the injury or illness was […]

§ 28-3-201. Part Definitions

As used in this part, the terms set out hereinbelow are defined as follows: “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, business, trust, unincorporated organization, association or joint stock company; and “Substantial completion” means that degree of completion of a project, improvement, or a specified area or portion thereof (in accordance with the contract documents, as […]

§ 28-3-202. Limitation of Actions

All actions, arbitrations, or other binding dispute resolution proceedings to recover damages for any deficiency in the design, planning, supervision, observation of construction, or construction of an improvement to real property, for injury to property, real or personal, arising out of any such deficiency, or for injury to the person or for wrongful death arising […]