Statutory penalty · New York
For Statutory penalty · New York, limitation period is three years; section is 214; how the statute describes it is an action to recover upon a liability, penalty or forfeiture created or imposed by statute, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.
- Type of claim
- Statutory penalty our reading
- State
- New York verified
- Limitation period
- three years verified
- How the statute describes it
- an action to recover upon a liability, penalty or forfeiture created or imposed by statute verified
- Section
- 214 verified
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What the source says
§ 214. Actions to be commenced within three years: for non-payment of money collected on execution; for penalty created by statute; to recover chattel; for injury to property; for personal injury; for malpractice other than medical, dental or podiatric malpractice; to annul a marriage on the ground of fraud. The following actions must be commenced within three years: 1. an action against a sheriff, constable or other officer for the non-payment of money collected upon an execution; 2. an action to recover upon a liability, penalty or forfeiture created or imposed by statute except as provided in sections 213 and 215;
— nysenate.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25
Source
- nysenate.govhttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/214?format=raw