Deadlines to Sue
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Missouri statutes of limitation set the deadline for filing a lawsuit — how many years a person has to bring a claim for injury, contract, debt, property, and other disputes. Once the deadline passes, the claim is generally barred.
Actions for recovery of lands commenced, when
RSMo 516.010
Right of possession not affected by descent
RSMo 516.020
Disabilities
RSMo 516.030
Possession of land under color of title, effect
RSMo 516.040
Limitation where person under disability dies
RSMo 516.050
Limitation where equitable title to land emanates from government
RSMo 516.070
When legal title has not emanated from the United States
RSMo 516.080
Statute not to extend to certain lands
RSMo 516.090
Action for breach of covenant restricting land use, barred, when
RSMo 516.095
Tort action against architects, engineers or builders of defective improvement to real property must be brought within ten years of completion of improvement, exceptions
RSMo 516.097
Surveys of land error or omissions
RSMo 516.098
Period of limitation prescribed
RSMo 516.100
No tolling by filing of administrative actions, certain suits
RSMo 516.103
Actions against health care and mental health providers (medical malpractice)
RSMo 516.105
What action shall be commenced within ten years
RSMo 516.110
What actions within five years
RSMo 516.120
What actions within three years
RSMo 516.130
What actions within two years
RSMo 516.140
What actions within one year
RSMo 516.145
No action to foreclose mortgage after note barred
RSMo 516.150
Mortgages last maturing obligation is due, how determined
RSMo 516.155
In account current, when cause of action accrued
RSMo 516.160
May delay filing of action, when
RSMo 516.170
On death of person under disability, cause of action survives
RSMo 516.180
Limitations on actions originating in other states
RSMo 516.190
If defendant be out of state before or departs after cause of action commences, when action may be commenced
RSMo 516.200
Time not to be computed during a war
RSMo 516.210
Not to apply to what
RSMo 516.220
Further savings in cases of nonsuits
RSMo 516.230
If defendant dies, when and against whom new suit to be brought
RSMo 516.240
Suit abated by death of plaintiff, when
RSMo 516.250
Suit stayed by injunction, time not computed
RSMo 516.260
Disability not to avail, unless
RSMo 516.270
Limitation not to be extended by improper acts of defendant
RSMo 516.280
Effect of two or more existing disabilities
RSMo 516.290
Actions otherwise limited
RSMo 516.300
Demands against corporations
RSMo 516.310
Actions barred, only revived by written promise
RSMo 516.320
One joint debtor cannot revive a demand against other debtor
RSMo 516.330
Sections 516.320 and 516.330 construed
RSMo 516.340
Judgments presumed to be paid, when
RSMo 516.350
Sections 516.010 to 516.370 to apply to the state as well as to private parties
RSMo 516.360
Limitation not to apply to setoffs, when
RSMo 516.370
Limitation on action for sexual contact by certain persons
RSMo 516.371
Actions on penal statutes to be brought in one year
RSMo 516.380
When penalty goes to the state, within two years
RSMo 516.390
When penalty goes to party aggrieved, three years
RSMo 516.400
Sections 516.380 to 516.400 construed
RSMo 516.410
When not to apply to corporations
RSMo 516.420
Legislative bills, actions on procedural defect in enactment, time limitations, exceptions
RSMo 516.500