# Personal injury · North Dakota — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Personal injury · North Dakota, limitation period is six years; when the clock starts is after the claim for relief has accrued; section is 28-01-16; how the statute describes it is An action for criminal conversation or for any other injury to the person or rights of another not arising upon contract, when not otherwise expressly provided, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Personal injury _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** North Dakota _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** six years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** An action for criminal conversation or for any other injury to the person or rights of another not arising upon contract, when not otherwise expressly provided _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the claim for relief has accrued _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 28-01-16 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 28-01-16. Actions having six-year limitations. The following actions must be commenced within six years after the claim for relief has accrued: 1. An action upon a contract, obligation, or liability, express or implied, subject to the provisions of sections 28-01-15 and 41-02-104. 2. An action upon a liability created by statute, other than a penalty or forfeiture, when not otherwise expressly provided. 3. An action for trespass upon real property. 4. An action for taking, detaining, or injuring any goods or chattels, including actions for the specific recovery of personal property. 5. An action for criminal conversation or for any other injury to the person or rights of another not arising upon contract, when not otherwise expressly provided.

## Source

- https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t28c01.pdf

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/).