{"id":373432,"date":"2016-03-31T21:35:19","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T02:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/kansas-law\/kansas-civil-statute-of-limitations-laws.html"},"modified":"2024-10-02T14:01:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T19:01:37","slug":"kansas-civil-statute-of-limitations-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/kansas-law\/kansas-civil-statute-of-limitations-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"Kansas Civil Statute of Limitations Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Kansas Civil Statute of Limitations Laws<\/h1>\n
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\n By Susan Buckner, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by FindLaw Staff<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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The Kansas statute of limitations for civil actions, like other statutes of limitations, sets a time limit on how long plaintiffs have to bring a cause of action. Statutes of limitation<\/a> ensure that plaintiffs file claims as soon as reasonably possible. Statutes of limitation exist for civil and criminal law. Criminal statutes limit the time a prosecutor has to file some criminal cases.<\/p>\r\n

Under Kansas law, an injured party has a certain amount of time to file a claim. Once that period expires, they can’t file their claim. A claimant has two years to file in tort cases, such as personal injury claims. In other claims, a plaintiff may have five years or more.<\/p>\r\n

Like some other states, Kansas has a statute of repose built into its product liability statute of limitations (K.S.A. \u00a7 60-3303<\/a>). A statute of repose is a limitation period on the public’s ability to make a claim against a manufacturer for an improperly designed or manufactured product. A statute of repose presumes that a product has a "useful safe life" beyond which it is no longer warrantied.<\/p>\r\n

Unless a manufacturer guarantees an item past a presumptive "safe life," users can’t sue if the product causes injury. In Kansas, the "safe life" is 10 years. Pausing, or "tolling," the statute may be possible in cases where the plaintiff could not discover the injury earlier.<\/p>\r\n

Statutes of Limitations in Kansas<\/b><\/h2>\r\n

The details of Kansas’s civil statutes of limitations are below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Kansas Statutes Annotated \u00a7 60-501 et seq.<\/a>: Limitations of Actions<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>

One year<\/p>\r\n<\/th>\r\n

Libel\/slander (K.S.A. \u00a7 60-514(a)<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n

Assault\/battery (K.S.A. \u00a7 60-514(b)<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n

Malicious prosecution (K.S.A. \u00a7 60-514(b)<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>

Two years<\/p>\r\n<\/th>\r\n

Fraud (K.S.A. \u00a7 60-513(a)(3)<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n

Damage to personal property (K.S.A. \u00a7 60-513(a)(2)<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n

Professional malpractice (K.S.A. \u00a7 60-513(a)(7))<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Trespass (K.S.A. \u00a7 60-513(a)(1)<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n

Personal injury (K.S.A. \u00a7 60-513(a)(4) and (5)<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n

Wrongful death (K.S.A. \u00a7 60-513(a)(5)<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>

Three years<\/p>\r\n<\/th>\r\n

Enforcement of oral contracts (K.S.A. \u00a7 60-512(1)<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>

Five years<\/p>\r\n<\/th>\r\n

Enforcement of written contracts (K.S.A. \u00a7 60-511(1)<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n

Covenants on real property (K.S.A \u00a7 60-511 (2)-(5)<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n

Debt collections (K.S.A. \u00a7 60-511(1)<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n

Judgments (K.S.A. \u00a7 60-2403<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>

10 years<\/th>\r\nProduct liability (K.S.A. \u00a7 60-3303<\/a>)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\r\n

Visit FindLaw’s section on Statutes of Limitations<\/a> for more articles and information on this topic.<\/p>\r\n

Note: State laws are subject to change through the passage of new legislation, court rulings (including federal decisions), ballot initiatives, and other means. FindLaw strives to provide the most current information available. You should consult an attorney or conduct your own legal research to verify the state laws before making any legal decisions.<\/i><\/p>\r\n

Get Legal Advice from a Kansas Civil Litigation Attorney<\/b><\/h2>\r\n

Kansas’ statutes of limitations laws cover practice areas from medical malpractice to real estate transactions. If you don’t file your case by the statutory deadline, you could lose the right to file a claim. Get legal advice from an experienced Kansas personal injury lawyer<\/a> for a case evaluation and help with getting your case to court on time.<\/p>\r\n

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