Legislation
ARTICLE 2
Limitations of Time
Civil Practice Law & Rules (CVP) CHAPTER 8
ARTICLE 2
LIMITATIONS OF TIME
201. Application of article.
202. Cause of action accruing without the state.
203. Method of computing periods of limitation generally.
(a) Accrual of cause of action and interposition of
claim.
(b) Claim in complaint where action commenced by
service.
(c) Claim in complaint where action commenced by
filing.
(d) Defense or counterclaim.
(e) Effect upon defense or counterclaim of
termination of action because of death or by
dismissal or voluntary discontinuance.
(f) Claim in amended pleading.
(g) Time computed from actual or imputed discovery of
facts.
(h) Claim and action upon certain instruments.
204. Stay of commencement of action; demand for arbitration.
(a) Stay.
(b) Arbitration.
205. Termination of action.
(a) New action by plaintiff.
(b) Defense or counterclaim.
(c) Application.
205-a. Termination of certain actions related to real
property.
206. Computing periods of limitation in particular actions.
(a) Where demand necessary.
(b) Based on misconduct of agent.
(c) Based on breach of covenant of seizin or against
incumbrances.
(d) Based on account.
207. Defendant's absence from state or residence under false
name.
208. Infancy, insanity.
209. War.
(a) Cause of action accruing in foreign country.
(b) Right of noncitizen.
(c) Non-enemy in enemy country or enemy-occupied
territory.
210. Death of claimant or person liable; cause of action
accruing after death and before grant of letters.
(a) Death of claimant.
(b) Death of person liable.
(c) Cause of action accruing after death and before
grant of letters.
211. Actions to be commenced within twenty years.
(a) On a bond.
(b) On a money judgment.
(c) By state for real property.
(d) By grantee of state for real property.
(e) For support, alimony or maintenance.
212. Actions to be commenced within ten or fifteen years.
(a) Possession necessary to recover real property.
(b) Annulment of letters patent.
(c) To redeem from a mortgage.
(d) To recover under an affidavit of support of a
noncitizen.
(e) By a victim of sex trafficking, compelling
prostitution, or labor trafficking.
213. Actions to be commenced within six years: where not
otherwise provided for; on contract; on sealed
instrument; on bond or note, and mortgage upon real
property; by state based on misappropriation of
public property; based on mistake; by corporation
against director, officer or stockholder; based on
fraud.
213-a. Residential rent overcharge.
213-b. Action by a victim of a criminal offense.
213-c. Action by victim of conduct constituting certain sexual
offenses.
213-d. Actions to be commenced within three years; medical
debt.
214. Actions to be commenced within three years: for non-
payment of money collected on execution; for penalty
created by statute; to recover chattel; for injury to
property; for personal injury; for malpractice other
than medical, dental or podiatric malpractice; to
annul a marriage on the ground of fraud.
214-a. Action for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice to
be commenced within two years and six months;
exceptions.
214-b. Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by
contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides.
214-c. Certain actions to be commenced within three years of
discovery.
214-d. Limitations on certain actions against licensed
engineers and architects.
214-e. Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by
the infusion of such blood products which result in
the contraction of the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) and/or AIDS.
214-f. Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by
contact with or exposure to any substance or
combination of substances found within an area
designated as a superfund site.
214-g. Certain child sexual abuse cases.
214-h. Certain actions by public water suppliers to recover
damages for injury to property.
214-i. Certain actions arising out of consumer credit
transactions to be commenced within three years.
214-i*2. Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by
contact with or exposure to toxic burn pits.
214-j. Certain sexual offense actions.
215. Actions to be commenced within one year: against
sheriff, coroner or constable; for escape of
prisoner; for assault, battery, false imprisonment,
malicious prosecution, libel or slander; for
violation of right of privacy; for penalty given to
informer; on arbitration award.
216. Abbreviation of period to one year after notice.
(a) Action to recover money.
(b) Action to recover property.
217. Proceeding against body or officer; actions complaining
about conduct that would constitute a union's breach
of its duty of fair representation; four months.
217-a. Actions to be commenced within one year and ninety
days.
218. Transitional provisions.
(a) Actions barred at effective date.
(b) Cause of action accrued and not barred at
effective date.
LIMITATIONS OF TIME
201. Application of article.
202. Cause of action accruing without the state.
203. Method of computing periods of limitation generally.
(a) Accrual of cause of action and interposition of
claim.
(b) Claim in complaint where action commenced by
service.
(c) Claim in complaint where action commenced by
filing.
(d) Defense or counterclaim.
(e) Effect upon defense or counterclaim of
termination of action because of death or by
dismissal or voluntary discontinuance.
(f) Claim in amended pleading.
(g) Time computed from actual or imputed discovery of
facts.
(h) Claim and action upon certain instruments.
204. Stay of commencement of action; demand for arbitration.
(a) Stay.
(b) Arbitration.
205. Termination of action.
(a) New action by plaintiff.
(b) Defense or counterclaim.
(c) Application.
205-a. Termination of certain actions related to real
property.
206. Computing periods of limitation in particular actions.
(a) Where demand necessary.
(b) Based on misconduct of agent.
(c) Based on breach of covenant of seizin or against
incumbrances.
(d) Based on account.
207. Defendant's absence from state or residence under false
name.
208. Infancy, insanity.
209. War.
(a) Cause of action accruing in foreign country.
(b) Right of noncitizen.
(c) Non-enemy in enemy country or enemy-occupied
territory.
210. Death of claimant or person liable; cause of action
accruing after death and before grant of letters.
(a) Death of claimant.
(b) Death of person liable.
(c) Cause of action accruing after death and before
grant of letters.
211. Actions to be commenced within twenty years.
(a) On a bond.
(b) On a money judgment.
(c) By state for real property.
(d) By grantee of state for real property.
(e) For support, alimony or maintenance.
212. Actions to be commenced within ten or fifteen years.
(a) Possession necessary to recover real property.
(b) Annulment of letters patent.
(c) To redeem from a mortgage.
(d) To recover under an affidavit of support of a
noncitizen.
(e) By a victim of sex trafficking, compelling
prostitution, or labor trafficking.
213. Actions to be commenced within six years: where not
otherwise provided for; on contract; on sealed
instrument; on bond or note, and mortgage upon real
property; by state based on misappropriation of
public property; based on mistake; by corporation
against director, officer or stockholder; based on
fraud.
213-a. Residential rent overcharge.
213-b. Action by a victim of a criminal offense.
213-c. Action by victim of conduct constituting certain sexual
offenses.
213-d. Actions to be commenced within three years; medical
debt.
214. Actions to be commenced within three years: for non-
payment of money collected on execution; for penalty
created by statute; to recover chattel; for injury to
property; for personal injury; for malpractice other
than medical, dental or podiatric malpractice; to
annul a marriage on the ground of fraud.
214-a. Action for medical, dental or podiatric malpractice to
be commenced within two years and six months;
exceptions.
214-b. Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by
contact with or exposure to phenoxy herbicides.
214-c. Certain actions to be commenced within three years of
discovery.
214-d. Limitations on certain actions against licensed
engineers and architects.
214-e. Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by
the infusion of such blood products which result in
the contraction of the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) and/or AIDS.
214-f. Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by
contact with or exposure to any substance or
combination of substances found within an area
designated as a superfund site.
214-g. Certain child sexual abuse cases.
214-h. Certain actions by public water suppliers to recover
damages for injury to property.
214-i. Certain actions arising out of consumer credit
transactions to be commenced within three years.
214-i*2. Action to recover damages for personal injury caused by
contact with or exposure to toxic burn pits.
214-j. Certain sexual offense actions.
215. Actions to be commenced within one year: against
sheriff, coroner or constable; for escape of
prisoner; for assault, battery, false imprisonment,
malicious prosecution, libel or slander; for
violation of right of privacy; for penalty given to
informer; on arbitration award.
216. Abbreviation of period to one year after notice.
(a) Action to recover money.
(b) Action to recover property.
217. Proceeding against body or officer; actions complaining
about conduct that would constitute a union's breach
of its duty of fair representation; four months.
217-a. Actions to be commenced within one year and ninety
days.
218. Transitional provisions.
(a) Actions barred at effective date.
(b) Cause of action accrued and not barred at
effective date.