# Wrongful death · Kansas — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Wrongful death · Kansas, limitation period is two years; section is 60-513; how the statute describes it is An action for wrongful death, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Wrongful death _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Kansas _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** two years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** An action for wrongful death _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 60-513 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 60-513. Actions limited to two years. (a) The following actions shall be brought within two years: (1) An action for trespass upon real property. (2) An action for taking, detaining or injuring personal property, including actions for the specific recovery thereof. (3) An action for relief on the ground of fraud, but the cause of action shall not be deemed to have accrued until the fraud is discovered. (4) An action for injury to the rights of another, not arising on contract, and not herein enumerated. (5) An action for wrongful death.

## Source

- https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch60/060_005_0013.html

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).