A person may not commence a civil action except within the periods prescribed in this chapter after the cause of action has accrued, except when, in special cases, a different limitation is prescribed by statute.
(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person may not bring an action for the recovery of real property or for the recovery of the possession of it unless the action is commenced within 10 years. An action may not be maintained under this subsection for the recovery unless it appears that […]
(a) A person may not bring an action upon a judgment or decree of a court of the United States, or of a state or territory within the United States, and an action may not be brought upon a sealed instrument, unless the action is commenced within 10 years. (b) [Repealed, § 54 ch 132 […]
Unless the action is commenced within six years, a person may not bring an action for waste or trespass upon real property.
Unless the action is commenced within three years, a person may not bring an action upon a contract or liability, express or implied, except as provided in AS 09.10.040, or as otherwise provided by law, or, except if the provisions of this section are waived by contract.
(a) For actions covered under AS 09.45.881 – 09.45.899, a claimant may not begin an action against a construction professional unless the notice of claim under AS 09.45.881 is given within one year after the claimant discovers the defect that is the subject of the action, except that the action may not be begun more […]
(a) Notwithstanding the disability of minority described under AS 09.10.140(a), a person may not bring an action for personal injury, death, or property damage unless commenced within 10 years of the earlier of the date of (1) substantial completion of the construction alleged to have caused the personal injury, death, or property damage; however, the […]
(a) [Repealed, § 2 ch 70 SLA 1996.] (b) A person may not bring an action upon a statute for penalty or forfeiture where the action is given to the party aggrieved or to that party and the state unless the action is brought within three years, except where the statute imposing it prescribes a […]
(a) A person may bring an action at any time for conduct that would have, at the time the conduct occurred, violated provisions of any of the following offenses: (1) felony sexual abuse of a minor; (2) felony sexual assault; (3) unlawful exploitation of a minor; (4) felony sex trafficking; or (5) felony human trafficking. […]
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person may not bring an action (1) for libel, slander, assault, battery, seduction, or false imprisonment, (2) for personal injury or death, or injury to the rights of another not arising on contract and not specifically provided otherwise; (3) for taking, detaining, or injuring personal property, including […]
Except as provided in AS 09.58.070, a person may not bring an action under AS 09.58.010 – 09.58.025 unless the action is commenced by (1) six years after the act or omission was committed, or (2) three years after the date when facts material to the action were known, or reasonably should have been known, […]
A person may not bring an action against a peace officer for the escape of a person arrested or imprisoned on civil process unless the action is commenced within one year.
A person may not bring an action upon a statute for the penalty given in whole or in part to the person who will prosecute for the same unless the action is commenced within one year after the commission of the offense. If the action is not commenced within one year by a private party, […]
An action for a cause not otherwise provided for may be commenced within 10 years after the cause of action has accrued.
In an action brought to recover a balance due upon a mutual, open, and current account where there have been reciprocal demands between the parties, the cause of action accrues from the date of the last item proved in the account on either side. But when a period of more than one year elapses between […]
(a) Except as provided in AS 09.10.075, an action brought in the name of or for the benefit of the state, any political subdivision, or public corporation may be commenced only within six years after the date of accrual of the cause of action. However, if the action is for relief on the ground of […]
When the cause of action accrues against a person who is out of the state or concealed in the state, the action may be commenced within the periods provided in this chapter after that person returns to the state or when the concealment ceases. If a person departs from the state or conceals one’s person […]
(a) Except as provided under (c) of this section, if a person entitled to bring an action mentioned in this chapter is at the time the cause of action accrues either (1) under the age of majority, or (2) incompetent by reason of mental illness or mental disability, the time of a disability identified in […]
When a person is an alien subject or citizen of a country at war with the United States, the time of the continuance of the war is not a part of the period limited for the commencement of the action.
When the commencement of an action is stayed by injunction or a statutory prohibition, the time of the continuance of the injunction or prohibition is not a part of the time limited for the commencement of the action.
