Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

541.03 FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE. § Subdivision 1.Limitation. No action or proceeding to foreclose a real estate mortgage, whether by action or advertisement or otherwise, shall be maintained unless commenced within 15 years from the maturity of the whole of the debt se…

541.04 JUDGMENTS, TEN YEARS. No action shall be maintained upon a judgment or decree of a court of the United States, or of any state or territory thereof, unless begun within ten years after the entry of such judgment. History: (9190) RL s 4075; 2010 c 238 s 4,7; 2010 c 371 s 5;…

541.05 VARIOUS CASES, SIX YEARS. § Subdivision 1.Six-year limitation. Except where the Uniform Commercial Code otherwise prescribes, the following actions shall be commenced within six years: (1) upon a contract or other obligation, express or implied, as to which no other limita…

541.051 LIMITATION OF ACTION FOR DAMAGES BASED ON SERVICES OR CONSTRUCTION TO IMPROVE REAL PROPERTY. § Subdivision 1.Limitation; service or construction of real property; improvements. (a) Except where fraud is involved, no action by any person in contract, tort, or otherwise to …

541.052 LIMITATION OF ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES BASED ON ERRORS IN LAND SURVEYS. § Subdivision 1.Land surveys. Except where fraud is involved, no action to recover damages for an error in the survey of land, nor any action for contribution or indemnity for damages sustained on account …

541.053 LIMITATION OF ACTIONS BASED ON CONSUMER DEBT. Notwithstanding section 541.31, subdivision 1, actions upon an obligation arising out of a consumer debt primarily for personal, family, or household purposes shall be commenced within six years. After its expiration, the stat…

541.06 SHERIFFS, CORONERS; FORFEITURES, THREE YEARS. The following actions shall be commenced within three years: against a sheriff or coroner for any act done in an official capacity and in virtue of an office, or for any omission of an official duty, including the nonpayment of…

541.07 TWO- OR THREE-YEAR LIMITATIONS. Except where the Uniform Commercial Code, this section, section 541.05, 541.073, 541.076, or 604.205 otherwise prescribes, the following actions shall be commenced within two years: (1) for libel, slander, assault, battery, false imprisonmen…

541.071 [Obsolete]

541.072 SPECIAL LIMITATION. An action to recover damages heretofore caused by the establishment of a street or highway grade or a change in the originally established grade may be brought within the time prescribed in section 541.07 or within six months after April 25, 1955, whic…

541.073 ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES DUE TO SEXUAL ABUSE; SPECIAL PROVISIONS. § Subdivision 1.Definition. As used in this section: (1) "sexual abuse" means conduct described in sections 609.342 to 609.3451 and 609.3458; and (2) "person" includes a natural person, corporation, limited liab…

541.074 CIVIL REMEDY IN RACKETEERING CASES. A civil proceeding under section 609.911 shall be commenced within five years. History: 1989 c 286 s 2

541.075 REMEDIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS. A proceeding to impose a penalty or forfeiture under sections 103F.701 to 103F.755 or chapter 115, 116, or 299K must be commenced within three years of the date the violation was discovered or reasonably should have been discovered. Hist…

541.076 HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ACTIONS. (a) For purposes of this section, "health care provider" means a physician, surgeon, dentist, occupational therapist, other health care professionals as defined in section 145.61, hospital, or treatment facility. (b) An action by a patient or…

541.08 LOCAL IMPROVEMENT CERTIFICATES; LIMITATION; LIEN SUPERSEDED. No action for the refundment or recovery of moneys paid on account of the purchase of any valid or invalid certificate of sale for a local improvement assessment, heretofore or hereafter issued by any city in thi…

541.09 ACTION TO BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE YEAR. § Subdivision 1.Instrument authorizing a confession. No action shall be maintained upon any judgment note or other instrument, heretofore or hereafter executed, containing any provision authorizing a confession of judgment thereon, u…

541.10 MUTUAL ACCOUNTS. If the action is to recover a balance due upon a mutual, open, and current account, and there have been reciprocal demands between the parties, the limitation shall begin to run from the date of the last item proved on either side. History: (9197) RL s 407…

541.115 ACTIONS RELATING TO MAINTENANCE OF WATER LEVELS. No action or proceeding against the state of Minnesota or its officers or agents shall be maintained on account of the construction, reconstruction, operation, or maintenance of any dam or appurtenant structures designed to…

541.13 ABSENCE FROM STATE. When a cause of action accrues against a person who is out of the state and while out of the state is not subject to process under the laws of this state or after diligent search the person cannot be found for the purpose of personal service when person…

541.15 PERIODS OF DISABILITY NOT COUNTED. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), any of the following grounds of disability, existing at the time when a cause of action accrued or arising anytime during the period of limitation, shall suspend the running of the period of limita…

541.16 PERIOD BETWEEN DEATH OF PARTY AND COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION. If the death of a person occurs within the last year of the period of limitation for the commencement of an action, the action may be commenced by the personal representative at any time within one year after such d…

541.17 NEW PROMISE MUST BE IN WRITING. No acknowledgment or promise shall be evidence of a new or continuing contract sufficient to take the case out of the operation of this chapter unless the same is contained in some writing signed by the party to be charged thereby; but this …

541.18 NEW ACTION IN CASE OF REVERSAL. Except where the Uniform Commercial Code otherwise prescribes, if judgment be recovered by plaintiff in an action begun within the prescribed period of limitation and such judgment be afterward arrested or reversed on error or appeal, the pl…

541.20 RECOVERY OF MONEY LOST. Every person who, by playing at cards, dice, or other game, or by betting on the hands or sides of such as are gambling, shall lose to any person so playing or betting any sum of money or any goods, and pays or delivers the same, or any part thereof…

541.21 COMMITMENTS FOR GAMBLING DEBT VOID. Every note, bill, bond, mortgage, or other security or conveyance in which the whole or any part of the consideration shall be for any money or goods won by gambling or playing at cards, dice, or any other game whatever, or by betting on…

541.22 LIMITATION ON ASBESTOS CLAIMS. § Subdivision 1.Findings and purpose. The legislature finds that it is in the interest of the general public, particularly those persons who may bring claims regarding materials containing asbestos and those against whom the claims may be bro…

541.30 DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of sections 541.30 to 541.35, the following terms have the meanings given them: (1) "claim" means a right of action that may be asserted in a civil action or proceeding and includes a right of action created by statute; and (2) "state" means a…

541.31 CONFLICT OF LAWS; LIMITATION PERIODS. § Subdivision 1.General. (a) Except as provided by subdivision 2 and section 541.33, if a claim is substantively based: (1) upon the law of one other state, the limitation period of that state applies; or (2) upon the law of more than …

541.32 RULES APPLICABLE TO COMPUTATION OF LIMITATION PERIOD. If the statute of limitations of another state applies to the assertion of a claim in this state, the other state's relevant statutes and other rules of law governing tolling and accrual apply in computing the limitatio…

541.33 UNFAIRNESS. If the court determines that the limitation period of another state applicable under sections 541.31 and 541.32 is substantially different from the limitation period of this state and has not afforded a fair opportunity to sue upon, or imposes an unfair burden …

541.34 EXISTING AND FUTURE CLAIMS. Sections 541.30 to 541.35 apply to claims arising from incidents occurring on or after August 1, 2004. History: 2004 c 211 s 5

541.35 UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION. Sections 541.30 to 541.34 shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of sections 541.30 to 541.34 among the states enacting them. History: 2004 c 211 s 6

541.36 SHORT TITLE. Sections 541.30 to 541.35 may be cited as the Uniform Conflict of Laws-Limitations Act. History: 2004 c 211 s 7