Code of Alabama
Title 6 - Civil Practice.
Chapter 2 - Limitation of Actions.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 6-2-1 - Applicability of Chapter - Generally. - This chapter shall apply to and govern claims in all...

Section 6-2-2 - Applicability of Chapter - Exceptions. - (a) This chapter shall not affect Section 43-2-113 insofar as...

Section 6-2-3 - Accrual of Claim - Fraud. - In actions seeking relief on the ground of fraud where...

Section 6-2-4 - Accrual of Claim - Right of Entry. - When a right of entry on lands accrues, the entry...

Section 6-2-5 - Right of Entry Not Tolled. - The right of entry is not tolled by a descent...

Section 6-2-6 - Commencement of Limitation - Principal Against Deputy or Agent. - When an injury arises from the act or omission of...

Section 6-2-7 - Commencement of Limitation - Where Demand Necessary for Action. - When a right exists but a demand is necessary to...

Section 6-2-8 - Suspension of Limitation - Disabilities. - (a) If anyone entitled to commence any of the actions...

Section 6-2-9 - Suspension of Limitation - Claims Against Estates. - Where a claim against the estate of a decedent has...

Section 6-2-10 - Computation of Time - Absence of Person From State. - When any person is absent from the state during the...

Section 6-2-11 - Computation of Time - Nonmerchant Mutual Accounts. - When there are mutual accounts between persons who are not...

Section 6-2-12 - Computation of Time - Stays by Injunction or Statutory Prohibition. - When the commencement of an action is stayed by injunction...

Section 6-2-13 - Computation of Time - Contracts During War. - When the United States is at war with a foreign...

Section 6-2-14 - Computation of Time - Granting of Letters Testamentary or Administration. - The time between the death of a person and the...

Section 6-2-15 - Agreement or Stipulation to Limit Time Prescribed Void; Exception. - Except as may be otherwise provided by the Uniform Commercial...

Section 6-2-16 - Sufficiency of Partial Payment or Written Promise to Remove Bar. - No act, promise, or acknowledgment is sufficient to remove the...

Section 6-2-17 - Effect of Foreign Statutes Upon Actions on Contracts. - When the statute of limitations of another state or foreign...

Article 2 - Time Provisions.

Section 6-2-30 - Commencement of Actions - Generally; Actions for Injuries Resulting From Exposure to Asbestos. - (a) All civil actions must be commenced after the cause...

Section 6-2-31 - Commencement of Actions - No Limitation. - (a) There is no limitation of the time within which...

Section 6-2-32 - Commencement of Actions - Twenty Years. - Within 20 years, actions upon a judgment or decree of...

Section 6-2-33 - Commencement of Actions - Ten Years. - The following actions must be commenced within 10 years: (1)...

Section 6-2-34 - Commencement of Actions - Six Years. - The following must be commenced within six years: (1) Actions...

Section 6-2-35 - Commencement of Actions - Five Years. - The following must be commenced within five years: (1) Where...

Section 6-2-36 - Commencement of Actions - Four Years. - Within four years, all actions or motions against any surety...

Section 6-2-37 - Commencement of Actions - Three Years. - The following must be commenced within three years: (1) Actions...

Section 6-2-38 - Commencement of Actions - Two Years. - (a) An action by a representative to recover damages for...

Section 6-2-40 - Commencement of Actions - Six Months. - No action shall be commenced to test the validity of...

Section 6-2-41 - Limitations on Claims to Charge Real Estate With Debts and Obligations of Decedent. - (a) The real estate of persons dying testate or intestate...