Title 43 — Civil Remedies and Procedure

(a) The clerk of the High Court of American Samoa shall, with the approval of the Chief Justice, fix all fees for services, filing fees and other court costs assessed by the judicial branch in connection with services rendered and not otherwise provided for in this code; provided…

The Registrar of Vital Statistics and the Territorial Registrar shall fix all filing fees and costs, with the approval of the Governor, for services rendered the public through their respective offices; provided, however, that such fees shall be set in an amount which is reasonab…

(a) Failure to pay court costs due the government pursuant to a decree, judgment, or court order shall constitute a contempt for which the body of the person in default may in the court’s discretion be attached. (b) No such attachment shall be ordered unless payment is more than …

(a) The Governor, Secretary of American Samoa, Attorney General, Chief Justice, Associate Justice, clerk of the High Court and such other persons as shall be appointed by the Secretary of American Samoa shall have authority to administer all oaths and take acknowledgments for any…

Any case brought in the High Court or in a district court may, in the interest of justice and for the convenience of the parties and witnesses, be transferred by order of the Chief Justice or of the Associate Justice to any court in which it might have been brought originally. Hi…

Actions may be brought within the following times after their causes accrue, and not afterward, except where otherwise especially declared: (1) actions brought to set aside a will, within 6 months from the time the will is filed in the clerk’s office for probate and notice thereo…

In actions for relief on the ground of fraud or mistake, and those for trespass to property, the cause of action shall not be deemed to have accrued until the fraud, mistake or trespass complained of shall have been discovered by the party aggrieved. History: 1962, PL 7-36.

When there is a continuous, open, concurrent account, the cause of action shall be deemed to have accrued on the date of the last item therein, as proved at trial. History: 1962, PL 7-36.

An execution may issue at any time before judgment is barred by the statute of limitations. History: 1962, PL 7-36.

In all cases where, due to death of the party to be charged, the bringing of an action against his estate has been delayed beyond the period provided for by statute, the time within which action may be brought against his estate shall be extended for 6 months from the date of the…

If a person having a cause of action dies within 1 year next previous to the expiration of a limitation, such limitation does not apply until 1 year after such death. History: 1962, PL 7-36.

Minors and insane persons shall have 1 year from after the termination of such disability within which to commence any action regardless of any otherwise applicable limitation period. History: 1962, PL 7-36.

The time during which a defendant is a nonresident of American Samoa shall not be included in the computation of any period of limitation. History: 1962, PL 7-36.

Causes of action founded on contract are revived by an admission in writing, signed by the party to be charged, that the debt is unpaid, or by a like new promise to pay the same. History: 1962, PL 7-36.

A counterclaim may be pleaded as a defense to any cause of action, notwithstanding it is barred by a statute of limitation, if it was the property of the party pleading it at the time it became barred, and was not barred at the time the claim sued on originated; but no judgment t…

When the commencement of an action is stayed by injunction or statutory prohibition, the time of the continuance of such injunction or prohibition shall not be part of the time limited for the commencement of the action except as otherwise provided by law. History: 1962, PL 7-36.…