60-501 Scope.
60-501. Scope. The provisions of this article govern the limitation of time for commencing civil actions, except where a different limitation is specifically provided by statute. History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-501; Jan. 1, 1964.
60-503 Adverse possession.
60-503. Adverse possession. No action shall be maintained against any person for the recovery of real property who has been in open, exclusive and continuous possession of such real property, either under a claim knowingly adverse or under a belief of ownership, for a period of fifteen (15) years. This section shall not apply to […]
60-504 Execution sale.
60-504. Execution sale. No action shall be maintained for the recovery of real property, by the execution debtor, his or her heirs, or any person claiming under him or her by title acquired after the date of judgment, after five (5) years from the date of the recording of the deed made in pursuance of […]
60-505 Sales by executors, administrators or conservators.
60-505. Sales by executors, administrators or conservators. No action shall be maintained for recovery of real property sold by executors, administrators or conservators, upon an order or judgment of a court directing such sale, brought by the heirs or devisees of the deceased person, or the conservatee or his or her conservator, or any person […]
60-506 Forcible entry and detention.
60-506. Forcible entry and detention. No action shall be maintained for forcible entry and detention, or for forcible detention only, of real property, after two (2) years from the time the cause of action accrued. History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-506; Jan. 1, 1964.
60-507 Unspecified real property actions.
60-507. Unspecified real property actions. No action shall be maintained for the recovery of real property or for the determination of any adverse claim or interest therein, not provided for in this article, after fifteen (15) years from the time the cause of action accrued. History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-507; Jan. 1, 1964.
60-508 Persons under legal disabilities.
60-508. Persons under legal disabilities. (a) Effect. If any person entitled to bring an action for the recovery of real property or for the determination of any adverse claim or interest therein be, at the time the cause of action accrued, or at any time during the period the statute of limitations is running, within […]
60-509 Real property actions excepted.
60-509. Real property actions excepted. Nothing contained in any statutes of limitations shall be applicable to any real property given, granted, sequestered or appropriated to any public use, or to any lands belonging to this state. History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-509; Jan. 1, 1964.
60-510 Effect of limitations prescribed.
60-510. Effect of limitations prescribed. Civil actions, other than for the recovery of real property, can only be commenced within the period prescribed in the following sections of this article, after the cause of action shall have accrued. History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-510; Jan. 1, 1964.
60-511 Actions limited to five years.
60-511. Actions limited to five years. The following actions shall be brought within five (5) years: (1) An action upon any agreement, contract or promise in writing. (2) An action brought on any covenant of seizin contained in any deed of conveyance of land. (3) An action brought on a covenant of warranty contained in […]
60-512 Actions limited to three years.
60-512. Actions limited to three years. The following actions shall be brought within three (3) years: (1) All actions upon contracts, obligations or liabilities expressed or implied but not in writing. (2) An action upon a liability created by a statute other than a penalty or forfeiture. History: L. 1963, ch. 303, 60-512; Jan. 1, […]
60-513 Actions limited to two years.
60-513. Actions limited to two years. (a) The following actions shall be brought within two years: (1) An action for trespass upon real property. (2) An action for taking, detaining or injuring personal property, including actions for the specific recovery thereof. (3) An action for relief on the ground of fraud, but the cause of […]
60-513a Ionizing radiation defined.
60-513a. Ionizing radiation defined. For purposes of this act, “ionizing radiation” means any particulate or electromagnetic radiation capable of producing ions directly or indirectly in its passage through matter. History: L. 1968, ch. 6, § 2; July 1.
60-513b Limitations on actions for ionizing radiation injury.
60-513b. Limitations on actions for ionizing radiation injury. No action may be brought to recover for an ionizing radiation injury more than two (2) years after the person suffering such injury had knowledge or ought reasonably to have had knowledge of having suffered the injury and of the cause thereof, but in no event more […]
60-513c Action for latent ionizing radiation damage not barred by prior action; exception.
60-513c. Action for latent ionizing radiation damage not barred by prior action; exception. No action to recover for latent ionizing radiation damage shall be barred by recovery in any earlier action or proceeding, unless the plaintiff in the earlier action shall actually have been awarded damages for the latent injury, or shall have known or […]
60-513d “Health care provider” defined.
60-513d. “Health care provider” defined. As used in K.S.A. 60-513 and 60-513b, and amendments to such statutes, the term “health care provider” means a person licensed to practice any branch of the healing arts, a person who holds a temporary permit to practice any branch of the healing arts, a person engaged in a postgraduate […]
60-514 Actions limited to one year.
60-514. Actions limited to one year. The following actions shall be brought within one year: (a) An action for libel or slander. (b) An action for assault, battery, malicious prosecution, or false imprisonment. (c) An action upon statutory penalty or forfeiture. (d) An action brought pursuant to K.S.A. 43-173. Such action shall be brought within […]
60-515 Persons under legal disability.
60-515. Persons under legal disability. (a) Effect. Except as provided in K.S.A. 60-523, if any person entitled to bring an action, other than for the recovery of real property or a penalty or a forfeiture, at the time the cause of action accrued or at any time during the period the statute of limitations is […]
60-516 Actions originating in another state.
60-516. Actions originating in another state. Where the cause of action has arisen in another state or country and by the laws of the state or country where the cause of action arose an action cannot be maintained thereon by reason of lapse of time, no action can be maintained thereon in this state except […]
60-517 When defendant out of state.
60-517. When defendant out of state. If when a cause of action accrues against a person he or she be out of the state, or has absconded or concealed himself or herself, the period limited for the commencement of the action shall not begin to run until such person comes into the state, or while […]