Appendix A: Statute of Limitations in New York State*
Statute of Limitations
Statutes of limitations are laws which say how long, after certain events, a case may be started based on those events.
Case | Time Since | The Law |
Arson | No time limit, 2 or 5 years depending on the facts | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 30.10(2)(a) or (b) or (c) |
Assault/Battery | 1 year from act (Civil); 2 or 5 years depending on the facts (Criminal) | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 215(3) & N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 30.10(2)(b) or (c) |
Burglary | 2 or 5 years depending on the facts | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 30.10(2)(b) or (c) |
Car accidents | 3 years from date of accident | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214(4); |
Class A felony | No statute of limitations | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 30.10(2)(a) |
Contract in writing | 6 years | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 213(2) |
Contract oral or not in writing | 6 years | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 213(2) |
Debt collection | 6 years | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 213(2) |
Emotional distress (intentional) | 1 year from act | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 215(3); 14 N.Y.Prac., New York Law of Torts § 1:40 |
Emotional distress (negligent) | 3 years from date of accident | 75A N.Y. Jur. 2d Limitations and Laches § 215 |
Enforcing court judgments | 20 years | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 211(b) |
False imprisonment | 1 year (Civil) | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 215(3) |
Fraud | 6 years | N.Y. C.P.L.R. §213(8) |
Kidnapping | No time limit or 5 years depending on the facts | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 30.10(2)(a) or (b) |
Legal malpractice | 3 years | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214(6) |
Libel/Slander | 1 year from act | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 215(3) |
Manslaughter 1st & 2nd degrees | 5 years | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 30.10(2)(b) |
Medical malpractice | 2 years and 6 months from date of malpractice or from end of continuous treatment rendered by the party or entity you intend to sue for a particular condition, illness or injury | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214-a |
Misdemeanors | 2 years | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 30.10(2)(c) |
Mortgages | 6 years | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 213(4) |
Murder, 1st degree | No time limit | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 30.10(2)(a) |
New York City & New York State | 90 days to give notice; 1 year and 90 days | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 217-a |
Other felonies | 5 years | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 30.10(2)(b) |
Other negligence resulting in personal injury | 3 years from date of accident | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214(5) |
Petty offense | 1 year | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 30.10(2)(d) |
Product liability | 3 years from date of accident | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214(3) |
Property damage | 3 years | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214(4) or N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214-c |
Rape | No time limit | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 30.10(2)(a) |
Receiving stolen property | 2 or 5 years depending on the facts | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 30.10(2)(b) or (c) |
Robbery | 5 years | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 30.10(2)(b) |
Slip and fall | 3 years from date of accident | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214(5) |
Store credit cards | 4 years | N.Y. UCC 2-725(1) |
Theft (“Larceny”) | 2 or 5 years depending on the facts | N.Y. Crim. Proc. § 30.10(2)(b) or (c) |
Trespass | 3 years | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214(4) |
Wrongful death | 2 years from death | N.Y. E.P.T.L. § 5-4.1 |
*Source: https://www.nycourts.gov/courthelp/GoingToCourt/SOLchart.shtml (March 2, 2019)
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