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Section 1-3-101 – Applicability of Provisions.

1-3-101. Applicability of provisions. This chapter shall not apply in the case of a continuing and subsisting trust, nor to an action by a vendee of real property in possession thereof to obtain a conveyance of it.

Section 1-3-102 – When Actions May Be Commenced.

1-3-102. When actions may be commenced. Civil actions can only be commenced within the periods prescribed in this chapter, after the cause of action accrues, but where a different limitation is prescribed by statute, that shall govern.

Section 1-3-104 – Recovery of Real Property; Legal Disability.

1-3-104. Recovery of real property; legal disability. Any person entitled to bring an action for the recovery of real property who is under any legal disability when the cause of action accrues may bring his action within ten (10) years after the disability is removed.

Section 1-3-105 – Actions Other Than Recovery of Real Property.

1-3-105. Actions other than recovery of real property. (a) Civil actions other than for the recovery of real property can only be brought within the following periods after the cause of action accrues: (i) Within ten (10) years, an action upon a specialty or any contract, agreement or promise in writing; (ii) Within eight (8) […]

Section 1-3-106 – When Certain Causes of Action Accrue.

1-3-106. When certain causes of action accrue. A cause of action for the wrongful taking of personal property is not deemed to have accrued until the wrongdoer is discovered. A cause of action on the ground of fraud is not deemed to have accrued until the discovery of the fraud.

Section 1-3-108 – Official Bonds and Statutory Undertakings.

1-3-108. Official bonds and statutory undertakings. An action upon the official bond of an officer, assignee, trustee, executor, administrator or guardian, or upon a bond given in pursuance of a statute can only be brought within ten (10) years after the cause of action accrues.

Section 1-3-111 – Improvements to Real Property; Generally.

1-3-111. Improvements to real property; generally. (a) Unless the parties to the contract agree otherwise, no action to recover damages, whether in tort, contract, indemnity or otherwise, shall be brought more than ten (10) years after substantial completion of an improvement to real property, against any person constructing, altering or repairing the improvement, manufacturing or […]

Section 1-3-114 – Legal Disabilities.

1-3-114. Legal disabilities. If a person entitled to bring any action except for an action arising from error or omission in the rendering of licensed or certified professional or health care services or for a penalty or forfeiture, is, at the time the cause of action accrues, a minor or subject to any other legal […]

Section 1-3-115 – Liability Created by Federal Statute.

1-3-115. Liability created by federal statute. All actions upon a liability created by a federal statute, other than a forfeiture or penalty, for which no period of limitations is provided in such statute, shall be commenced within two (2) years after the cause of action has accrued.

Section 1-3-116 – Absence From State, Abscondence or Concealment.

1-3-116. Absence from state, abscondence or concealment. If a cause of action accrues against a person when he is out of the state, or has absconded or concealed himself, the period limited for the commencement of the action does not begin to run until he comes into the state or while he is so absconded […]

Section 1-3-118 – Right to Commence New Action.

1-3-118. Right to commence new action. If in an action commenced in due time a judgment for the plaintiff is reversed, or if the plaintiff fails otherwise than upon the merits and the time limited for the commencement of the action has expired at the date of the reversal or failure, the plaintiff, or his […]

Section 1-3-119 – Effect of Partial Payment or New Promise in Writing.

1-3-119. Effect of partial payment or new promise in writing. When payment has been made upon any demand founded on contract or a written acknowledgment thereof, or promise to pay the same has been made and signed by the party to be charged, the time for commencing an action runs from the date of such […]