North Dakota Code 32-12.1-10 – Statute of limitations
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an action brought under this chapter must be commenced within three years after the claim for relief has accrued.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 32-12.1-10
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
2. An action under this chapter for relief that resulted from sexual assault, sexual abuse, gross sexual imposition, or any other claim based on a sexual act or sexual contact as defined in chapter 12.1-20 must be commenced:
a. Within nine years after the date the act occurred; or
b. Within twenty-one years after the date the act occurred, if the act occurred when the plaintiff was under eighteen years of age.
3. If the plaintiff was under fifteen years of age when a claim for relief resulting from sexual assault, sexual abuse, gross sexual imposition, or any other claim based on a sexual act or sexual contact as defined in chapter 12.1-20 occurred, the applicable twenty-one year period of limitation does not begin to run until the plaintiff has reached fifteen years of age.