Limitation of Actions

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  2. Massachusetts General Laws
  3. Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
  4. Statutes of Frauds and Limitations
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Section
1

Actions Requiring Commencement Within Twenty Years

Section
2

Contract Actions; Actions Upon Judgments or Decrees of Courts of Record

Section
2a

Tort, Contract to Recover for Personal Injuries, and Replevin Actions

Section
2b

Tort Actions Arising From Improvements to Real Property

Section
2c

Actions for Damages, Etc. for Physical Alteration or Destruction of Fine Art

Section
2d

Actions to Recover Costs of Asbestos Related Corrective Actions

Section
2e

Actions Against the Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust

Section
2f

Prescription Opioids Actions

Section
3

Misconduct or Negligence of Deputies; Actions Against Sheriffs

Section
3a

Claims Against Commonwealth

Section
4

Certain Tort or Contract Actions for Malpractice, Error or Mistake

Section
4a

Back Wages, Actions to Recover

Section
4b

Hit and Run Accidents

Section
4c

Sexual Abuse of Minors

Section
4c1/2

Negligent Supervision or Conduct Causing or Contributing to the Sexual Abuse of Minor by Another Person

Section
4d

Civil Remedies for Victims of Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude; Damages; Time for Actions; Representation of Victim's Rights by Others

Section
4e

Female Genital Mutilation; Civil Action

Section
5

Penalties and Forfeitures

Section
5a

Consumer Protection Actions

Section
5b

Civil Rights Actions

Section
6

Mutual and Open Account Current

Section
7

Minors and Incapacitated Persons

Section
8

Citizens of Enemy Country; Suspension of Limitation

Section
9

Nonresident Defendant; Suspension of Limitation

Section
10

Death of Party; Effect

Section
11

Contracts or Acts of Fiduciaries

Section
12

Fraudulent Concealment; Commencement of Limitations

Section
13

Acknowledgment or New Promise; Effect

Section
14

Part Payment; Effect

Section
15

Acknowledgment or New Promise by Joint Contractor; Effect

Section
16

Acknowledgment or New Promise by Joint Contractor; Judgment

Section
17

Action Not to Be Dismissed for Failure to Join Barred Party Defendant

Section
18

Actions by State; Laws Applicable

Section
19

Special Limitations

Section
19a

Currency; Euro as Commercially Reasonable Substitute and Substantial Equivalent

Section
20

Presumption of Satisfaction of Judgment

Section
21

Recovery of Land

Section
22

Accrual of Right or Title to Land; Limitation

Section
23

To 27 - Repealed, 1979, 402, Sec. 3

Section
28

Possession of Land; Requisites

Section
29

Estates Tail; Barring Remainders and Reversions

Section
30

Estates Tail; Death of Tenant; Effect

Section
31

Actions by Commonwealth

Section
31a

Right of Entry for Condition Broken or Possibility of Reverter; Procedure

Section
32

Dismissal of Action or Reversal or Vacation of Judgment; Commencement of New Action

Section
33

Obsolete Mortgages

Section
34

Extension of Mortgage; Acknowledgment That Mortgage Not Satisfied, Etc.

Section
35

Mortgage Defined; Commencement of Proceedings, Prerequisites; Application of Secs. 33 to 35

Section
36

Application; Computation