Section 5-101 – Three-Year Limitation in General

    A civil action at law shall be filed within three years from the date it accrues unless another provision of the Code provides a different period of time within which an action shall be commenced.

Section 5-102 – Specialties

    (a)    An action on one of the following specialties shall be filed within 12 years after the cause of action accrues, or within 12 years from the date of the death of the last to die of the principal debtor or creditor, whichever is sooner:         (1)    Promissory note or other instrument under seal;         (2)    Bond except a public […]

Section 5-103 – Adverse Possession; Common-Law Doctrine of Prescription and Other Limitations Unaffected

    (a)    Within 20 years from the date the cause of action accrues, a person shall:         (1)    File an action for recovery of possession of a corporeal freehold or leasehold estate in land; or         (2)    Enter on the land.     (b)    (1)    This section does not affect the common-law doctrine of prescription as it applies to the creation of incorporeal interests in […]

Section 5-104 – Public Officer’s Bond

    (a)    An action on a public officer’s bond shall be filed within five years from the date of the bond.     (b)    The State may sue on a public officer’s bond, for its own use, at any time.

Section 5-105 – Assault, Libel, or Slander

    An action for assault, libel, or slander shall be filed within one year from the date it accrues.

Section 5-106 – Prosecution for Misdemeanors; Manslaughter by Automobile, Motorboat, etc.; Homicide by Motor Vehicle

    (a)    Except as provided by this section, § 1–303 of the Environment Article, and § 8–1815 of the Natural Resources Article, a prosecution for a misdemeanor shall be instituted within 1 year after the offense was committed.     (b)    Notwithstanding § 9–103(a)(3) of the Correctional Services Article or any other provision of the Code, if a statute provides […]

Section 5-107 – Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures

    Except as provided in § 5–106 of this subtitle, § 1–303 of the Environment Article, and § 8–1815 of the Natural Resources Article, a prosecution or suit for a fine, penalty, or forfeiture shall be instituted within one year after the offense was committed.

Section 5-108 – Injury to Person or Property Occurring After Completion of Improvement to Realty

    (a)    Except as provided by this section, no cause of action for damages accrues and a person may not seek contribution or indemnity for damages incurred when wrongful death, personal injury, or injury to real or personal property resulting from the defective and unsafe condition of an improvement to real property occurs more than 20 years […]

Section 5-109 – Actions Against Health Care Providers

    (a)    An action for damages for an injury arising out of the rendering of or failure to render professional services by a health care provider, as defined in § 3-2A-01 of this article, shall be filed within the earlier of:         (1)    Five years of the time the injury was committed; or         (2)    Three years of the date the […]

Section 5-110 – Actions Under Public Information Act

    An action to enforce any criminal or civil liability created under Title 4 of the General Provisions Article may be brought within two years from the date on which the cause of action arises, except that if the defendant has materially and willfully misrepresented any information required under those sections to be disclosed to a […]

Section 5-111 – Contempt Proceeding for Failure to Pay Child or Spousal Support

    A proceeding to hold a person in contempt of court for the person’s default in payment of periodic child or spousal support under the terms of a court order shall be commenced within 3 years of the date each installment of support became due and remained unpaid.

Section 5-112 – Actions for Errors in Survey of Land

    No cause of action for damages accrues and a person may not seek contribution or indemnity for damages incurred for an error in a survey of land unless an action for damages is brought within 10 years of the survey, or within 3 years after the discovery of the error, whichever occurs first.

Section 5-113 – Limitation on Actions for Damages From Occupational Disease

    (a)    In this section, “occupational disease” means a disease caused by exposure to any toxic substance in a place of employment and contracted during the course of employment.     (b)    An action for damages arising out of an occupational disease shall be filed within 3 years of the discovery of facts from which it was known or reasonably […]

Section 5-114 – Setback Line Restrictions

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    “Building permit” or “permit” includes a site plan and other documentation submitted in support of an application for a building permit and providing the basis for the issuance of the building permit.         (3)    “Governmental entity” includes:             (i)    The State;             (ii)    A local government; and             (iii)    An officer, office, department, […]

Section 5-115 – Product Liability Arising in a Foreign Jurisdiction

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    “Foreign jurisdiction” means a state, other than this State, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a foreign country.         (3)    (i)    “Manufacturer” means a designer, assembler, fabricator, constructor, compounder, producer, or processor of a product or its […]

Section 5-116 – Breast Implants

    (a)    An action for damages for an injury or death caused by the effects of a breast implant or breast implant materials shall be filed within the later of:         (1)    180 days after the date of completion of any opt-out period in a class action in which the claimant is a member of the class, including an […]

Section 5-117 – Actions Arising From Alleged Sexual Abuse

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    “Alleged perpetrator” means the individual alleged to have committed the specific incident or incidents of sexual abuse that serve as the basis of an action under this section.         (3)    “Sexual abuse” has the meaning stated in § 5–701 of the Family Law Article.     (b)    An action for […]

Section 5-118 – Filing Complaint With Maryland Insurance Commission

    For the purposes of this subtitle, the filing of a complaint with the Maryland Insurance Administration in accordance with § 27–1001 of the Insurance Article shall be deemed the filing of an action under § 3–1701 of this article.

Section 5-119 – Limitation on Refiling Claim Dismissed Without Prejudice

    (a)    (1)    This section does not apply to a voluntary dismissal of a civil action or claim by the party who commenced the action or claim.         (2)    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.     (b)    If a civil […]

Section 5-120 – Action for Violation of Collective Bargaining Agreement or Breach by of Duty of Fair Representation

    (a)    This section applies to an action for injunctive relief or damages for:         (1)    A violation of a collective bargaining agreement covering an employee of the State or a political subdivision of the State; or         (2)    A breach by an exclusive representative of the duty of fair representation owed to an employee of the State or a political […]