Statutory penalty · Missouri
For Statutory penalty · Missouri, limitation period is three years; section is 516.130; how the statute describes it is An action upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture, where the action is given to the party aggrieved, or to such party and the state, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.
- Type of claim
- Statutory penalty our reading
- State
- Missouri verified
- Limitation period
- three years verified
- How the statute describes it
- An action upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture, where the action is given to the party aggrieved, or to such party and the state verified
- Section
- 516.130 verified
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What the source says
516.130. What actions within three years. — Within three years: (1) An action against a sheriff, coroner or other officer, upon a liability incurred by the doing of an act in his official capacity and in virtue of his office, or by the omission of an official duty, including the nonpayment of money collected upon an execution or otherwise; (2) An action upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture, where the action is given to the party aggrieved, or to such party and the state;
— revisor.mo.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25
Source
- revisor.mo.govhttps://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=516.130