Within two years:
(1) an action for libel, slander, or false imprisonment; and
(2) an action upon a statute for a forfeiture or penalty to the State.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-145; 1952 Code Section 10-145; 1942 Code Section 390; 1932 Code Section 390; Civ. P. '22 Section 333; Civ. P. '12 Section 139; Civ. P. '02 Section 114; 1870 (14) 448, Section 116; 1988 Act No. 391, Section 3; 2001 Act No. 102, Section 2.