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Chapter 2 - LIMITATION OF ACTIONS
Section 5-201 - LIMITATIONS IN GENERAL. - 5-201. LIMITATIONS IN GENERAL. Civil actions can only be commenced...
Section 5-202 - ACTIONS BY STATE. - 5-202. ACTIONS BY STATE. The people of this state will...
Section 5-203 - ACTION TO RECOVER REALTY. - 5-203. ACTION TO RECOVER REALTY. No action for the recovery...
Section 5-204 - ACTION ARISING OUT OF CLAIM TO TITLE OR RENTS OR PROFITS. - 5-204. ACTION ARISING OUT OF CLAIM TO TITLE OR RENTS...
Section 5-205 - EFFECT OF ENTRY. - 5-205. EFFECT OF ENTRY. No entry upon real estate is...
Section 5-206 - CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION. - 5-206. CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION. In every action for the recovery of...
Section 5-207 - POSSESSION UNDER WRITTEN CLAIM OF TITLE. - 5-207. POSSESSION UNDER WRITTEN CLAIM OF TITLE. When it appears...
Section 5-208 - CLAIM UNDER WRITTEN INSTRUMENT — POSSESSION DEFINED. - 5-208. CLAIM UNDER WRITTEN INSTRUMENT — POSSESSION DEFINED. (1) Except...
Section 5-209 - POSSESSION UNDER ORAL CLAIM OF TITLE. - 5-209. POSSESSION UNDER ORAL CLAIM OF TITLE. Where it appears...
Section 5-210 - ORAL CLAIM — POSSESSION DEFINED — PAYMENT OF TAXES. - 5-210. ORAL CLAIM — POSSESSION DEFINED — PAYMENT OF TAXES....
Section 5-211 - POSSESSION OF TENANT — PRESUMPTIONS. - 5-211. POSSESSION OF TENANT — PRESUMPTIONS. When the relation of...
Section 5-212 - DESCENT CAST DOES NOT AFFECT RIGHT. - 5-212. DESCENT CAST DOES NOT AFFECT RIGHT. The right of...
Section 5-213 - PERSONS UNDER DISABILITIES — RECOVERY OF REAL PROPERTY. - 5-213. PERSONS UNDER DISABILITIES — RECOVERY OF REAL PROPERTY. If...
Section 5-214 - ACTIONS OTHER THAN FOR RECOVERY OF REAL PROPERTY. - 5-214. ACTIONS OTHER THAN FOR RECOVERY OF REAL PROPERTY. The...
Section 5-214A - ACTION TO FORECLOSE MORTGAGE ON REAL PROPERTY. - 5-214A. ACTION TO FORECLOSE MORTGAGE ON REAL PROPERTY. An action...
Section 5-215 - ACTION ON JUDGMENT OR FOR MESNE PROFITS OF REAL PROPERTY. - 5-215. ACTION ON JUDGMENT OR FOR MESNE PROFITS OF REAL...
Section 5-216 - ACTION ON WRITTEN CONTRACT. - 5-216. ACTION ON WRITTEN CONTRACT. Within five (5) years: An...
Section 5-217 - ACTION ON ORAL CONTRACT. - 5-217. ACTION ON ORAL CONTRACT. Within four (4) years: An...
Section 5-218 - STATUTORY LIABILITIES, TRESPASS, TROVER, REPLEVIN, AND FRAUD. - 5-218. STATUTORY LIABILITIES, TRESPASS, TROVER, REPLEVIN, AND FRAUD. Within three...
Section 5-219 - ACTIONS AGAINST OFFICERS, FOR PENALTIES, ON BONDS, AND FOR PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE OR FOR PERSONAL INJURIES. - 5-219. ACTIONS AGAINST OFFICERS, FOR PENALTIES, ON BONDS, AND FOR...
Section 5-220 - ACTIONS FOR WRONGFUL SEIZURE BY OFFICERS. - 5-220. ACTIONS FOR WRONGFUL SEIZURE BY OFFICERS. Within one (1)...
Section 5-221 - ACTIONS ON CLAIMS AGAINST COUNTY. - 5-221. ACTIONS ON CLAIMS AGAINST COUNTY. Actions on claims against...
Section 5-222 - ACTIONS ON OPEN ACCOUNTS — ACCRUAL OF CAUSE. - 5-222. ACTIONS ON OPEN ACCOUNTS — ACCRUAL OF CAUSE. In...
Section 5-223 - ACTIONS TO RECOVER DEPOSITS — COMMENCEMENT OF LIMITATION. - 5-223. ACTIONS TO RECOVER DEPOSITS — COMMENCEMENT OF LIMITATION. To...
Section 5-224 - ACTIONS FOR OTHER RELIEF. - 5-224. ACTIONS FOR OTHER RELIEF. An action for relief not...
Section 5-225 - LIMITATIONS APPLY TO STATE. - 5-225. LIMITATIONS APPLY TO STATE. The limitations prescribed in this...
Section 5-226 - ACTION TO REDEEM MORTGAGE. - 5-226. ACTION TO REDEEM MORTGAGE. An action to redeem a...
Section 5-227 - PARTIAL REDEMPTION. - 5-227. PARTIAL REDEMPTION. If there is more than one such...
Section 5-228 - ACTION, WHEN COMMENCED. - 5-228. ACTION, WHEN COMMENCED. An action is commenced within the...
Section 5-228A - TIME LIMITATION — CLOSURE OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK — EXTENSION OF TIME. - 5-228A. TIME LIMITATION — CLOSURE OF THE OFFICE OF THE...
Section 5-229 - ABSENCE OF DEFENDANT FROM STATE. - 5-229. ABSENCE OF DEFENDANT FROM STATE. If, when the cause...
Section 5-230 - PERSONS UNDER DISABILITIES — OTHER THAN FOR REAL PROPERTY. - 5-230. PERSONS UNDER DISABILITIES — OTHER THAN FOR REAL PROPERTY....
Section 5-232 - ALIENS IN TIME OF WAR. - 5-232. ALIENS IN TIME OF WAR. When a person is...
Section 5-233 - REVERSAL OF JUDGMENT — NEW ACTION. - 5-233. REVERSAL OF JUDGMENT — NEW ACTION. If an action...
Section 5-234 - ACTION STAYED BY INJUNCTION OR STATUTE. - 5-234. ACTION STAYED BY INJUNCTION OR STATUTE. When the commencement...
Section 5-235 - WHEN DISABILITY MUST EXIST. - 5-235. WHEN DISABILITY MUST EXIST. No person can avail himself...
Section 5-236 - COEXISTING DISABILITIES. - 5-236. COEXISTING DISABILITIES. When two (2) or more disabilities coexist...
Section 5-237 - ACTIONS AGAINST DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS. - 5-237. ACTIONS AGAINST DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS. This chapter does not...
Section 5-238 - ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR NEW PROMISE — EFFECT ON OPERATION OF STATUTE — EFFECT OF PARTIAL PAYMENT. - 5-238. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OR NEW PROMISE — EFFECT ON OPERATION OF...
Section 5-239 - ACTIONS BARRED IN ANOTHER STATE. - 5-239. ACTIONS BARRED IN ANOTHER STATE. When a cause of...
Section 5-240 - “ACTION” INCLUDES SPECIAL PROCEEDING. - 5-240. "ACTION" INCLUDES SPECIAL PROCEEDING. The word "action" as used...
Section 5-241 - ACCRUAL OF ACTIONS ARISING OUT OF THE DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENT TO REAL PROPERTY. - 5-241. ACCRUAL OF ACTIONS ARISING OUT OF THE DESIGN OR...
Section 5-242 - IONIZING RADIATION INJURIES — PURPOSE OF ACT. - 5-242. IONIZING RADIATION INJURIES — PURPOSE OF ACT. For purposes...
Section 5-243 - LIMITATION OF ACTION FOR IONIZING RADIATION INJURIES. - 5-243. LIMITATION OF ACTION FOR IONIZING RADIATION INJURIES. No action...
Section 5-244 - LATENT INJURY — EFFECT OF PRIOR RECOVERY. - 5-244. LATENT INJURY — EFFECT OF PRIOR RECOVERY. No action...
Section 5-245 - ACTIONS TO COLLECT CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGES. - 5-245. ACTIONS TO COLLECT CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGES. An action or...
Section 5-246 - PRESCRIPTIVE OVERFLOW EASEMENTS. - 5-246. PRESCRIPTIVE OVERFLOW EASEMENTS. In conformity with the limitations of...
Section 5-247 - LIMITATION ON SUITS AGAINST A FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION MANUFACTURER, TRADE ASSOCIATION OR SELLER — LIMITATION ON RIGHT TO BRING SUIT OR RECOVER DAMAGES. - 5-247. LIMITATION ON SUITS AGAINST A FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION MANUFACTURER,...
Section 5-248 - VICTIMS OF CRIMES. - 5-248. VICTIMS OF CRIMES. (1) For the purpose of any...
Chapter 3 - PARTIES TO ACTIONS
Section 5-302 - ASSIGNMENT OF THING IN ACTION. - 5-302. ASSIGNMENT OF THING IN ACTION. In the case of...
Section 5-304 - MARRIED WOMEN AS PARTIES. - 5-304. MARRIED WOMEN AS PARTIES. A woman may while married...
Section 5-305 - HUSBAND AND WIFE SUED TOGETHER. - 5-305. HUSBAND AND WIFE SUED TOGETHER. If a husband and...
Section 5-306 - INFANTS AND INSANE PERSONS — GUARDIANS AD LITEM. - 5-306. INFANTS AND INSANE PERSONS — GUARDIANS AD LITEM. When...
Section 5-308 - ACTION FOR SEDUCTION. - 5-308. ACTION FOR SEDUCTION. An unmarried female may prosecute, as...
Section 5-309 - ACTION FOR SEDUCTION — PROSECUTION BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN. - 5-309. ACTION FOR SEDUCTION — PROSECUTION BY PARENT OR GUARDIAN....
Section 5-310 - ACTION FOR INJURY TO UNMARRIED CHILD. - 5-310. ACTION FOR INJURY TO UNMARRIED CHILD. The parents may...
Section 5-311 - SUIT FOR WRONGFUL DEATH BY OR AGAINST HEIRS OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES — DAMAGES. - 5-311. SUIT FOR WRONGFUL DEATH BY OR AGAINST HEIRS OR...
Section 5-319 - DEATH OR TRANSFER OF INTEREST — PROCEDURE — ACTIONS BY OR AGAINST PUBLIC OFFICERS. - 5-319. DEATH OR TRANSFER OF INTEREST — PROCEDURE — ACTIONS...
Section 5-321 - INTERPLEADER. - 5-321. INTERPLEADER. In an action commenced by a person possessing...
Section 5-326 - UNKNOWN OWNERS OR HEIRS — EFFECT OF JUDGMENTS AND DECREES. - 5-326. UNKNOWN OWNERS OR HEIRS — EFFECT OF JUDGMENTS AND...
Section 5-327 - PERSONAL INJURIES — PROPERTY DAMAGE — DEATH OF WRONGDOER — DEATH OF INJURED PARTY — SURVIVAL OF ACTION. - 5-327. PERSONAL INJURIES — PROPERTY DAMAGE — DEATH OF WRONGDOER...
Section 5-328 - STATE A PARTY DEFENDANT IN SUIT AFFECTING TITLE TO REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY. - 5-328. STATE A PARTY DEFENDANT IN SUIT AFFECTING TITLE TO...
Section 5-329 - SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON ATTORNEY GENERAL. - 5-329. SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON ATTORNEY GENERAL. Process or notice...
Section 5-330 - IMMUNITY OF PERSONS GIVING EMERGENCY FIRST AID FROM DAMAGE CLAIM. - 5-330. IMMUNITY OF PERSONS GIVING EMERGENCY FIRST AID FROM DAMAGE...
Section 5-331 - IMMUNITY OF VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE ATTENDANT. - 5-331. IMMUNITY OF VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE ATTENDANT. No action shall lie...
Section 5-332 - CONSENT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT. - 5-332. CONSENT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT. The authorization or refusal...
Section 5-333 - IMMUNITY OF UNDERGROUND MINE RESCUE PARTICIPANTS, THEIR EMPLOYERS AND REPRESENTATIVES. - 5-333. IMMUNITY OF UNDERGROUND MINE RESCUE PARTICIPANTS, THEIR EMPLOYERS AND...
Section 5-334 - ACT OR OMISSION PREVENTING ABORTION NOT ACTIONABLE. - 5-334. ACT OR OMISSION PREVENTING ABORTION NOT ACTIONABLE. (1) A...
Section 5-335 - GENERAL RULES OF PLEADING — CLAIMS FOR RELIEF. - 5-335. GENERAL RULES OF PLEADING — CLAIMS FOR RELIEF. A...
Section 5-336 - DEMAND FOR JUDGMENT — DEFAULT JUDGMENTS. - 5-336. DEMAND FOR JUDGMENT — DEFAULT JUDGMENTS. A judgment by...
Section 5-337 - IMMUNITY FOR USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED). - 5-337. IMMUNITY FOR USE OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED). (1)...
Section 5-338 - IMMUNITY OF DONORS OF WILD GAME MEAT. - 5-338. IMMUNITY OF DONORS OF WILD GAME MEAT. (1) A...
Section 5-339 - IMMUNITY OF FOOD DONOR AND FOOD BANK. - 5-339. IMMUNITY OF FOOD DONOR AND FOOD BANK. (1) It...
Section 5-340 - IMMUNITY OF RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE AMBER ALERT AND BLUE ALERT SYSTEMS. - 5-340. IMMUNITY OF RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN...
Section 5-341 - IMMUNITY OF EMPLOYERS ALLOWING EMPLOYEE FIREARM STORAGE. - 5-341. IMMUNITY OF EMPLOYERS ALLOWING EMPLOYEE FIREARM STORAGE. No action...
Section 5-342 - IMMUNITY FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS. - 5-342. IMMUNITY FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS. No person serving...
Section 5-343 - IMMUNITY OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ALLOWING FIREARMS. - 5-343. IMMUNITY OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ALLOWING FIREARMS. No action...
Section 5-344 - IMMUNITY — AID TO PERSON IN VEHICLE. - 5-344. IMMUNITY — AID TO PERSON IN VEHICLE. (1) A...
Section 5-345 - IMMUNITY FOR AID DURING AN EMERGENCY. - 5-345. IMMUNITY FOR AID DURING AN EMERGENCY. (1) No architect,...
Section 5-346 - PERSONHOOD STATUS. - 5-346. PERSONHOOD STATUS. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, environmental...
Chapter 4 - PLACE OF TRIAL OF CIVIL ACTIONS
Section 5-401 - ACTIONS RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY. - 5-401. ACTIONS RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY. Actions for the following...
Section 5-402 - ACTIONS FOR PENALTIES AND AGAINST OFFICERS. - 5-402. ACTIONS FOR PENALTIES AND AGAINST OFFICERS. Actions for the...
Section 5-403 - ACTIONS AGAINST COUNTIES. - 5-403. ACTIONS AGAINST COUNTIES. An action against a county may...
Section 5-404 - OTHER ACTIONS — VENUE DETERMINED BY RESIDENCE — EXCEPTIONS. - 5-404. OTHER ACTIONS — VENUE DETERMINED BY RESIDENCE — EXCEPTIONS....
Section 5-408 - TRANSMISSION OF PAPERS — COSTS OF FILING PAPERS ANEW — JURISDICTION IN NEW VENUE — PAYMENT OF COUNTY EXPENSES. - 5-408. TRANSMISSION OF PAPERS — COSTS OF FILING PAPERS ANEW...
Section 5-409 - ACTIONS AFFECTING REAL ESTATE — PROCEEDINGS AFTER JUDGMENT. - 5-409. ACTIONS AFFECTING REAL ESTATE — PROCEEDINGS AFTER JUDGMENT. When...
Chapter 5 - COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS
Section 5-505 - LIS PENDENS. - 5-505. LIS PENDENS. In an action affecting the title or...
Section 5-508 - SERVICE BY PUBLICATION — AFFIDAVIT. - 5-508. SERVICE BY PUBLICATION — AFFIDAVIT. When the person on...
Section 5-509 - ORDER OF SERVICE. - 5-509. ORDER OF SERVICE. The order must direct the publication...
Section 5-510 - SERVICE ON ONE OF JOINT DEFENDANTS. - 5-510. SERVICE ON ONE OF JOINT DEFENDANTS. When the action...
Section 5-513 - SUMMONS AGAINST NONRESIDENT OWNER OF PUBLIC UTILITY — LIEN OF JUDGMENT. - 5-513. SUMMONS AGAINST NONRESIDENT OWNER OF PUBLIC UTILITY — LIEN...
Section 5-514 - ACTS SUBJECTING PERSONS TO JURISDICTION OF COURTS OF STATE. - 5-514. ACTS SUBJECTING PERSONS TO JURISDICTION OF COURTS OF STATE....
Section 5-515 - SERVICE OF PROCESS ON PERSONS ENUMERATED IN PRECEDING SECTION — PERSONAL SERVICE OUTSIDE STATE. - 5-515. SERVICE OF PROCESS ON PERSONS ENUMERATED IN PRECEDING SECTION...
Section 5-516 - LIMITATION ON CAUSES OF ACTION. - 5-516. LIMITATION ON CAUSES OF ACTION. Only causes of action...
Section 5-517 - SERVICE IN OTHER MANNER UNAFFECTED. - 5-517. SERVICE IN OTHER MANNER UNAFFECTED. Nothing herein contained limits...
Section 5-518 - SERVICE OF PROCESS IN CHILD SUPPORT MATTERS. - 5-518. SERVICE OF PROCESS IN CHILD SUPPORT MATTERS. Service of...