§ 60-501 Scope
§ 60-503 Adverse possession
§ 60-504 Execution sale
§ 60-505 Sales by executors, administrators or conservators
§ 60-506 Forcible entry and detention
§ 60-507 Unspecified real property actions
§ 60-508 Persons under legal disabilities
§ 60-509 Real property actions excepted
§ 60-510 Effect of limitations prescribed
§ 60-511 Actions limited to five years
§ 60-512 Actions limited to three years
§ 60-513 Actions limited to two years
§ 60-513a Ionizing radiation defined
§ 60-513b Limitations on actions for ionizing radiation injury
§ 60-513c Action for latent ionizing radiation damage not barred by prior action; exception
§ 60-513d “Health care provider” defined
§ 60-514 Actions limited to one year
§ 60-515 Persons under legal disability
§ 60-516 Actions originating in another state
§ 60-517 When defendant out of state
§ 60-518 New action, when
§ 60-519 Suits stayed by injunction
§ 60-520 Part payment or acknowledgment of liability
§ 60-521 Limitations applicable to public bodies
§ 60-522 Limitations on actions brought by or on behalf of the Kansas public employees retirement system; retroactive application
§ 60-523 Limitations on actions for recovery of damages suffered as a result of childhood sexual abuse
§ 60-524 Limitations on actions for recovery of damages by Dalkon Shield victims

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 60 > Article 5 - Limitations of Actions

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Conservatee: means a person who has a conservator. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Conservator: means an individual or corporation appointed by the court to act on behalf of a conservatee and possessed of some or all of the powers and duties set out in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: is a pplied to an instrument conveying lands but does not imply a sealed instrument. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Incapacitated person: means an individual whose ability to receive and evaluate relevant information, or to effectively communicate decisions, or both, even with the use of assistive technologies or other supports, is impaired to the degree that the person lacks the capacity to manage the person's estate, or to meet essential needs for the person's physical health, safety or welfare, as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Under legal disability: includes persons who are within the period of minority, or who are incapacitated, incompetent or imprisoned. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Undertaking: means a promise or security in any form where required by law. See Kansas Statutes 77-201