# Statutory penalty · New York — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** New York _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** three years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** an action to recover upon a liability, penalty or forfeiture created or imposed by statute _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 214 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## 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;

## Source

- https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/214?format=raw

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/).