The following compilation of statutes of limitation for civil actions is set forth as an aid to the public and is not intended to replace the specific statutes referred to herein. The omission of any statute of limitation from this list shall in no way affect the validity of that statute.
| Section | Civil Action | Period of Limitatation |
|---|---|---|
| 6-27-7 | Enforcement of penalty provisions of the Rhode Island Truth-in-Lending and Retail Selling Act | 1 year |
| 6-36-23 | Enforcement of Antitrust Act | 4 years |
| 6A-2-725(1) | Breach of contracts for sale of goods | 4 years |
| 6A-2-725(5) | Breach of warranty in products liability actions | 10 years |
| 9-1-5 | Liability of landlord for tenant improvements, oral lease of more than one year | 1 year after original term |
| 9-1-13(a) | All civil actions not otherwise limited | 10 years |
| 9-1-13(b) | Product liability actions | 10 years from purchase |
| 9-1-14 | For words spoken | 1 year |
| 9-1-14 | Injuries to the person, generally | 3 years |
| 9-1-14.1 | Medical, veterinarian, accounting, insurance, or real estate agent or broker malpractice | 3 years |
| 9-1-14.2 | "Agent Orange" or phenoxy herbicides actions | 3 years |
| 9-1-14.3 | Legal malpractice | 3 years |
| 9-1-17 | Contracts or liabilities under seal; judgment; decrees | 20 years |
| 9-1-25 | Suit against state, city or town or by special act | 3 years |
| 9-1-29 | Against contractors, architects or engineers based on design | 10 years after substantial completion |
| 9-1-41 | Loss of consortium -- Loss of society and companionship | 3 years |
| 9-3-6 | To enforce hospital liens | 1 year from payment |
| 9-3-11 | Against insurer to enforce repairer's lien | 1 year from payment to insured |
| 9-3-14 | Against insurer to enforce motor vehicle lessor's lien | 1 year from payment to insured |
| 10-6-4 | For contributions from joint tortfeasors | 1 year after payment by other joint tortfeasor |
| 10-7-2 | Wrongful death; loss of consortium, companionship or society in wrongful death action | 3 years |
| 10-7-7 | Pain and suffering in wrongful death action | 3 years |
| 10-7.1-2 | Libel of deceased person | 1 year after death if libel occurred within 3 months after death |
| 10-12-10 | Jail yard bond | 1 year |
| 15-8-4 | To enforce support obligations of putative father | 6 years |
| 15-8-6 | To determine paternity | 4 years after birth |
| 24-8-35 | Damages caused by pothole in state road; $300 limit | 7 days |
| 27-5-3 | Claims against insurers on fire insurance policies | 24 months |
| 27-18-3 | Claims against insurers on accident and sickness insurance policies | 3 years |
| 28-5-18 | Complaint by human rights commission to eliminate unlawful employment practice | 1 year |
| 28-35-57 | Workers' Compensation claim | 2 years |
| 31-5.1-15 | Involving the regulation of business practices among motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors and dealers | 4 years |
| 33-6-14 | Against executor to recover annuity or interest given life tenant by will | 1 year |
| 33-11-50 | By creditor of decedent, other than on fiduciary's bond | 2 years |
| 33-13-9 | To recover legacies or to impress and preserve a lien or charge on real estate | 6 years |
| 33-13-15 | Against liens by creditor with contingent claim not accruing within six (6) months of fiduciary's qualification | 1 year from accrual |
| 33-13-15 | Against lien by creditor who from accident, mistake or other cause failed to file within six (6) months of qualification | 3 years from publication |
| 33-21.1-26 | Judicial review of decision of general treasurer (or his or her failure to act) concerning unclaimed property | 90 days after decision; 180 days after filing if no decision |
| 34-4-24 | Proceedings based upon right of entry for condition broken or possibility of reverter to which a fee simple or fee simple determinable in land is subject, created before May 11, 1953 | No later than December 31, 1987 |
| 34-19-10 | Alleging forcible entry and detainer of land | 3 years |
| 34-28-10 | To enforce mechanic's lien; notice given | 1 year and 120 days |
| 34-28-10 | To enforce mechanic's lien; no notice given | 120 days |
| 37-6-18 | For assessment of damages in state condemnation proceedings | 1 year |
| 37-12-5 | For labor, material, or equipment against contractor's bond | 2 years (or longer if so provided in bond) |
| 37-13.1-1 | Against state on highway and public works contracts | 1 year |
| 37-16-17 | To confirm arbitrator's award in public works arbitration | 1 year |
| 39-2-7 | Against public utilities for violations under chapters 1 -- 5 of title 39 | 3 years |
| 39-12-28 | By owners or holders of receipts or bills of lading against intrastate common carriers | 2 years |
| 44-5-26 | For relief from local tax assessments | 3 months from last day to pay without penalty |
| 45-15-9 | Against towns for injury or damage arising out of maintenance of highways, causeways or bridges | 3 years (with 60 days' notice after incident) |
| 45-20-1 | Judicial review of decision of bureau of police or fire or similar department for removing petitioner | 30 days |
| 45-29-7 | For assessment of damages in housing authority condemnation proceeding; with notice | 3 months |
| 45-29-7 | For assessment of damages in housing authority condemnation proceeding; no notice | 1 year |
| 45-32-34 | For assessment of damages in redevelopment project condemnation proceeding; with notice | 3 months |
| 45-32-34 | For assessment of damages in redevelopment project condemnation proceeding; no notice | 1 year |
| 46-5-6 | For assessment of damages in department of environmental management condem-nation proceeding; with notice | 6 months |
| 46-5-6 | For assessment of damages in department of environmental management condem-nation proceeding; no notice | 1 year |
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 388, § 2; P.L. 1988, ch. 392, § 1; P.L. 1989, ch. 542, § 5.