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Chapter 201: VENUE
14 §501. Personal and transitory actions; inter-county transfers - §501. Personal and transitory actions; inter-county transfers Personal and transitory...
14 §502. Sheriff's bond - §502. Sheriff's bond Actions on bonds given by sheriffs to...
14 §503. Civil actions on judgment - §503. Civil actions on judgment Civil actions founded on judgment...
14 §504. Jurisdiction by attachment - §504. Jurisdiction by attachment In all actions commenced in any...
14 §505. Local and transitory actions where counties, towns and other corporations are parties - §505. Local and transitory actions where counties, towns and other...
14 §506. Actions for forfeitures - §506. Actions for forfeitures When a forfeiture is recoverable in...
14 §507. State action to recover funds or property - §507. State action to recover funds or property An action...
14 §508. Transfer of venue - §508. Transfer of venue A presiding Justice of the Superior...
14 §509. Consumer transactions - §509. Consumer transactions Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,...
14 §510. Replevin - §510. Replevin Except as otherwise provided in section 509, an...
Chapter 203: PROCESS
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
14 §551. Writs or precepts sold only to attorneys; indorsement - §551. Writs or precepts sold only to attorneys; indorsement Clerks...
14 §552. Writs of seizin or execution - §552. Writs of seizin or execution Writs of seizin or...
14 §553. Action commenced when complaint filed - §553. Action commenced when complaint filed An action is commenced...
14 §554. New process after loss or destruction - §554. New process after loss or destruction When in an...
14 §555. Copy of writ for defendant on request; neglect - §555. Copy of writ for defendant on request; neglect Every...
14 §556. Special motion to dismiss - §556. Special motion to dismiss When a moving party asserts...
Subchapter 2: INDORSEMENT
14 §601. Necessity for - §601. Necessity for When the plaintiff, petitioner or complainant in...
14 §602. Liability of indorser - §602. Liability of indorser In case of avoidance or inability...
14 §603. New indorser or additional deposit required - §603. New indorser or additional deposit required If, pending such...
Subchapter 3: FORM AND CONTENT
14 §651. Unknown defendant sued by assumed name - §651. Unknown defendant sued by assumed name When the name...
14 §652. Verification of complaint - §652. Verification of complaint Verification by the oath of a...
14 §653. Simulating legal papers forbidden - §653. Simulating legal papers forbidden No person shall send, deliver,...
Subchapter 4: SERVICE
14 §701. Rules for service - §701. Rules for service Service of process shall be as...
14 §702. Duty of sheriffs, deputies and civil deputies; fees - §702. Duty of sheriffs, deputies and civil deputies; fees Every...
14 §703. Service to precepts by constables - §703. Service to precepts by constables A constable may serve,...
14 §704. Persons subject to jurisdiction (REPEALED) - §704. Persons subject to jurisdiction (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1967,...
14 §704-A. Persons subject to jurisdiction - §704-A. Persons subject to jurisdiction 1. Declaration of purpose. It...
14 §705. Civil process served on Sunday void; officer liable (REPEALED) - §705. Civil process served on Sunday void; officer liable (REPEALED)...
14 §706. Execution of precepts when officer disqualified - §706. Execution of precepts when officer disqualified If any officer...
14 §707. Service of process on vacating office of sheriff - §707. Service of process on vacating office of sheriff Sheriffs...
14 §708. Sheriff a party - §708. Sheriff a party All writs and precepts in which...
14 §709. Service on deputy sheriff or civil deputy sheriff - §709. Service on deputy sheriff or civil deputy sheriff Any...
14 §710. Service of precepts for work-jails in one or more counties - §710. Service of precepts for work-jails in one or more...
14 §711. Action under bastardy laws; service of precept by constable or sheriff (REPEALED) - §711. Action under bastardy laws; service of precept by constable...
14 §712. Service in actions for breach of duty of officer where principal out of State - §712. Service in actions for breach of duty of officer...
14 §713. Constables of Bristol may serve on islands - §713. Constables of Bristol may serve on islands The constables...
Chapter 205: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS
14 §751. Twenty years - §751. Twenty years Except as provided in Title 11, sections...
14 §752. Six years - §752. Six years All civil actions shall be commenced within...
14 §752-A. Design professionals - §752-A. Design professionals All civil actions for malpractice or professional...
14 §752-B. Ski areas - §752-B. Ski areas All civil actions for property damage, bodily...
14 §752-C. Sexual acts towards minors - §752-C. Sexual acts towards minors 1. No limitation. Actions based...
14 §752-D. Land surveyors - §752-D. Land surveyors All civil actions for professional negligence against...
14 §752-E. Crime victims; profits from crime - §752-E. Crime victims; profits from crime 1. Limitation period. Actions...
14 §752-F. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances - §752-F. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances A cause of action arising...
14 §753. Two years - §753. Two years Actions for slander and libel must be...
14 §753-A. Actions against attorneys (REPEALED) - §753-A. Actions against attorneys (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c....
14 §753-B. Actions against attorneys - §753-B. Actions against attorneys 1. Time when statute starts to...
14 §754. One year - §754. One year No action shall be commenced against bail...
Subchapter 2: REAL ACTIONS
14 §801. Rights of entry and action barred in 20 years - §801. Rights of entry and action barred in 20 years...
14 §802. Right begins to run - §802. Right begins to run If such right or title...
14 §803. Right deemed to accrue - §803. Right deemed to accrue The right of entry or...
14 §804. Entry for condition broken - §804. Entry for condition broken Section 803 shall not prevent...
14 §805. Accrual of right of entry - §805. Accrual of right of entry In all cases not...
14 §806. Action by minister or sole corporation - §806. Action by minister or sole corporation If a minister...
14 §807. Minors and other disabled persons - §807. Minors and other disabled persons When such right of...
14 §808. Death during period of disability - §808. Death during period of disability If the person first...
14 §809. Death of tenant in tail or remainderman before end of limitation - §809. Death of tenant in tail or remainderman before end...
14 §810. Type of possession; need for enclosure - §810. Type of possession; need for enclosure To constitute a...
14 §810-A. Mistake of boundary line - §810-A. Mistake of boundary line If a person takes possession...
14 §811. Failure of first action; effect on limitations - §811. Failure of first action; effect on limitations If the...
14 §812. Acquisition of rights-of-way and easements by adverse possession; notice to prevent - §812. Acquisition of rights-of-way and easements by adverse possession; notice...
14 §812-A. Dedication of land in the unorganized territory to public use; notice to prevent - §812-A. Dedication of land in the unorganized territory to public...
14 §812-B. Recording requirements - §812-B. Recording requirements To satisfy the recording provisions of sections...
14 §813. Adverse obstruction on rights-of-way; interruption by notice - §813. Adverse obstruction on rights-of-way; interruption by notice No right-of-way...
14 §814. Trespass on wild lands; notice to quit; record; private roads in unorganized territory - §814. Trespass on wild lands; notice to quit; record; private...
14 §815. Forty years' possession bars action for recovery of land - §815. Forty years' possession bars action for recovery of land...
14 §816. Limitations of actions for uncultivated lands in incorporated places - §816. Limitations of actions for uncultivated lands in incorporated places...
14 §817. Limitation of actions for breach of covenants; vested interest in 6-year limitations period - §817. Limitation of actions for breach of covenants; vested interest...
Subchapter 3: MISCELLANEOUS ACTIONS
14 §851. Actions against sheriff for escape; for misconduct - §851. Actions against sheriff for escape; for misconduct Actions for...
14 §852. Mutual and open accounts current - §852. Mutual and open accounts current In contract actions to...
14 §853. Persons under disability may bring action when disability removed - §853. Persons under disability may bring action when disability removed...
14 §854. Actions for breach of promise to marry prohibited - §854. Actions for breach of promise to marry prohibited No...
14 §855. Commencement of new action after failure, defeat or reversal - §855. Commencement of new action after failure, defeat or reversal...
14 §856. Death of either party before action commenced (REPEALED) - §856. Death of either party before action commenced (REPEALED) SECTION...
14 §857. Rights of alien enemies in time of war - §857. Rights of alien enemies in time of war If...
14 §858. Limitation on actions for penalties - §858. Limitation on actions for penalties Actions for any penalty...
14 §859. Limitation extended in cases of fraud - §859. Limitation extended in cases of fraud If a person,...
14 §860. Renewal of promise in writing - §860. Renewal of promise in writing In actions founded on...
14 §861. Judgment where action barred against some and not others - §861. Judgment where action barred against some and not others...
14 §862. When nonjoinder of defendants is pleaded - §862. When nonjoinder of defendants is pleaded In an action...
14 §863. Partial payment and indorsement - §863. Partial payment and indorsement Nothing herein contained alters, takes...
14 §864. Presumption of payment after 20 years - §864. Presumption of payment after 20 years Every judgment and...
14 §865. Application of limitations to counterclaims - §865. Application of limitations to counterclaims All the provisions hereof...
14 §866. Defendant out of State when action commenced; insolvency - §866. Defendant out of State when action commenced; insolvency If...
14 §867. Foreign corporations covered by limitations - §867. Foreign corporations covered by limitations Any foreign corporation, doing...
14 §868. Action to recover damages for land taken for public use - §868. Action to recover damages for land taken for public...
14 §869. Action barred when no administrator 6 years after death - §869. Action barred when no administrator 6 years after death...
14 §870. Judgment by perjury; action on case - §870. Judgment by perjury; action on case 1. Action; within...
14 §871. Public Works Contractors' Surety Bond Law of 1971 - §871. Public Works Contractors' Surety Bond Law of 1971 1....