Limitation of Two Years

Limitation of Two Years. The following actions shall be commenced only within two years after the cause of action accrues: (a) Actions for assault and battery, false imprisonment, or slander; (b) Actions against the Director of Public Safety, a police officer or other person duly authorized to serve process, for any act or omission in connection with the performance of official duties. (c) Actions for malpractice, error, or mistake against physicians, surgeons, dentists, medical or dental practitioners, and medical or dental assistants. (d) Actions for injury to or for the death of one caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, or a depositor against a bank for the payment of a forged or raised check, or a check which bears a forged or unauthorized endorsement. This subsection shall not apply to actions for injury to the former Saipan Credit Union or its depositors, shareholders, investors, or guarantors on account of their interest therein; provided, that such actions are brought within 10 years of the date of discovery of the injury. Source: 6 TTC § 303(d); amended by PL 10-37, § 8. Commission Comment: With respect to the reference to the “Director of [the Department of] Public Safety,” see Executive Order 94-3 (effective August 23, 1994), reorganizing the executive branch, changing agency names and official titles, and effecting other changes, set forth in the Commission comment to 1 CMC § 2001.