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Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 9-3-1. Limitations Against the State - Except as otherwise provided by law, the state shall be...
§ 9-3-2. Limitations Against Municipalities - Any claim or demand held by any municipality not in...
§ 9-3-3. Applicability of Limitation Statutes; Equitable Bar - Unless otherwise provided by law, limitation statutes shall apply equally...
§ 9-3-4. Limitations as to Trusts - Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1991, p. 810, § 3,...
§ 9-3-5. Beneficiaries Barred Along With Trustee - Where a trustee is barred, the beneficiaries of the estate...
§ 9-3-6. Applicability of Limitations to Setoffs - The statute of limitations applies to the subject matter of...
§ 9-3-7. When Mutual Accounts Postpone Running of Limitations - The statute of limitations for a mutual account begins to...
Article 2 - Specific Periods of Limitation
§ 9-3-20. Actions on Foreign Judgments - All actions upon judgments obtained outside this state, except judgments...
§ 9-3-22. Enforcement of Rights Under Statutes, Acts of Incorporation; Recovery of Wages, Overtime, and Damages - All actions for the enforcement of rights accruing to individuals...
§ 9-3-23. Sealed Instruments - Actions upon bonds or other instruments under seal shall be...
§ 9-3-24. Actions on Simple Written Contracts; Exceptions - All actions upon simple contracts in writing shall be brought...
§ 9-3-25. Open Accounts; Breach of Certain Contracts; Implied Promise; Exception - All actions upon open account, or for the breach of...
§ 9-3-26. Other Actions on Contracts; Exception - All other actions upon contracts express or implied not otherwise...
§ 9-3-27. Actions Against Fiduciaries - All actions against executors, administrators, or guardians, except on their...
§ 9-3-28. Actions by Informers - All actions by informers to recover any fine, forfeiture, or...
§ 9-3-29. Breach of Restrictive Covenant - History. Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 238, §§ 1,...
§ 9-3-30. Trespass or Damage to Realty - History. Laws 1767, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 562; Laws 1805,...
§ 9-3-30.1. Actions Against Manufacturers or Suppliers of Asbestos or Material Containing Asbestos - which might otherwise be barred prior to July 1, 1990,...
§ 9-3-30.2. Actions Against Persons Engaged in Land Surveying - History. Code 1981, § 9-3-30.2 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 9-3-31. Injuries to Personalty - Actions for injuries to personalty shall be brought within four...
§ 9-3-32. Accrual of Actions for Recovery of Personal Property or Loss of Timber; Damages for Conversion or Destruction - Actions for the recovery of personal property, or for damages...
§ 9-3-33. Injuries to the Person; Injuries to Reputation; Loss of Consortium; Exception - Except as otherwise provided in this article, actions for injuries...
§ 9-3-33.1. Actions for Childhood Sexual Abuse - (A) “Entity” means an institution, agency, firm, business, corporation, or...
§ 9-3-34. Article Not Applicable to Malpractice - This article shall not apply to actions for medical malpractice...
§ 9-3-35. Actions by Creditor Seeking Relief Under Uniform Voidable Transactions Act - An action by a creditor seeking relief under the provisions...
§ 9-3-36. Limitations on Claims Arising Before Decedent’s Death - History. Code 1981, § 9-3-36 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 3 - Limitations on Recovery for Deficiencies Connected With Improvements to Realty and Resulting Injuries
§ 9-3-50. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Ga. L....
§ 9-3-51. Limitations on Recovery for Deficiency in Planning, Supervising, or Constructing Improvement to Realty or for Resulting Injuries to Property or Person - shall be brought against any person performing or furnishing the...
§ 9-3-52. Limitation Not Available to Owner or Tenant - The limitation prescribed by this article shall not be asserted...
§ 9-3-53. Period of Limitations Not Extended - Nothing in this article shall extend the period of limitations...
Article 4 - Limitations for Malpractice Actions
§ 9-3-70. “Action for Medical Malpractice” Defined - As used in this article, the term “action for medical...
§ 9-3-71. General Limitation - History. Code 1933, § 3-1102, enacted by Ga. L. 1976,...
§ 9-3-72. Foreign Objects Left in Body - The limitations of Code Section 9-3-71 shall not apply where...
§ 9-3-73. Certain Disabilities and Exceptions Applicable - History. Code 1933, § 3-1104, enacted by Ga. L. 1976,...
§ 9-3-74. Barred Actions Not Revived - No action for medical malpractice which, prior to July 1,...
Article 5 - Tolling of Limitations
§ 9-3-90. Individuals Under Disability or Imprisoned When Cause of Action Accrues - History. Laws 1805, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 564.; Laws 1806,...
§ 9-3-91. Disabilities Suffered After Accrual of Cause - If any person suffers a disability specified in Code Section...
§ 9-3-92. Five-Year Tolling for Unrepresented Estate — in Favor of Estate - The time between the death of a person and the...
§ 9-3-93. Five-Year Tolling for Unrepresented Estate — in Favor of Creditors - The time between the death of a person and the...
§ 9-3-94. Removal of Defendant From State - Unless otherwise provided by law, if a defendant removes from...
§ 9-3-95. Disability of One or More With Joint Right of Action; Effect of Severability - Where there is a joint right of action and one...
§ 9-3-96. Tolling of Limitations for Fraud of Defendant - If the defendant or those under whom he claims are...
§ 9-3-97. Limitations Extended for Counterclaims and Cross-Claims - The limitations of time within which various actions may be...
§ 9-3-97.1. Tolling of Limitations for Medical Malpractice - Such periods of limitation shall cease to run on the...
§ 9-3-98. Applicability of Article - This article shall apply to tort actions as well as...
§ 9-3-99. Tolling of Limitations for Tort Actions While Criminal Prosecution Is Pending - The running of the period of limitations with respect to...
Article 6 - Revival
§ 9-3-110. New Promise to Be in Writing - A new promise, in order to renew a right of...
§ 9-3-111. Written Promise Following Discharge in Bankruptcy - No promise made after discharge in bankruptcy to pay a...
§ 9-3-112. Payment or Written Acknowledgment Equivalent to New Promise - A payment entered upon a written evidence of debt by...
§ 9-3-113. Effect of New Promise - A new promise shall revive or extend the original liability;...
§ 9-3-114. Whom New Promise by Joint Contractor Binds - In cases of joint or joint and several contracts, a...
§ 9-3-115. Effect of New Promise by Partner - After the dissolution of a partnership, a new promise by...