Medical malpractice · North Dakota
For Medical malpractice · North Dakota, limitation period is two years; when the clock starts is after the claim for relief has accrued; section is 28-01-18; how the statute describes it is An action for the recovery of damages resulting from malpractice, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.
- Type of claim
- Medical malpractice our reading
- State
- North Dakota verified
- Limitation period
- two years verified
- How the statute describes it
- An action for the recovery of damages resulting from malpractice verified
- When the clock starts
- after the claim for relief has accrued verified
- Section
- 28-01-18 verified
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What the source says
28-01-18. Actions having two-year limitations. Except as provided in section 28-01-25.2, the following actions must be commenced within two years after the claim for relief has accrued: 1. An action for libel, slander, assault, battery, or false imprisonment. 2. An action upon a statute for a forfeiture or penalty to the state. 3. An action for the recovery of damages resulting from malpractice;
— ndlegis.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25
Source
- ndlegis.govhttps://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t28c01.pdf