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Legal Topics: Statute of Limitations

Statutes: (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

  • Minnesota Statutes, index topic Statutes of Limitations.
  • Court decisions interpreting the statutes may also be important. Minnesota Statutes Annotated is available in the Law Library and in county law libraries around the state. Cases decided after May of 1996 may be searched online. The statute number (for example, 541.05) makes a good search term.

    • Resources: (Print resources are available at the Law Library and in county law libraries around the state.)

  • Criminal Statutes of Limitations, from the Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department.
  • Dunnell Minnesota Digest, Minnesota's legal encyclopedia, article on Limitation of Actions.
  • Statutes of Limitations: Is It Too Late to Sue? from Nolo. This site is not specific to Minnesota.

    • Because these questions can turn on so many individual variables, consultation with an attorney is usually recommended.

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