Wrongful death · North Dakota

For Wrongful death · North Dakota, limitation period is two years; when the clock starts is the claim for relief must be deemed to have accrued at the time of the death of the party injured; section is 28-01-18; how the statute describes it is An action for injuries done to the person of another, when death ensues from such injuries, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.

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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; provided, however, that the limitation of an action against a physician or licensed hospital will not be extended beyond six years of the act or omission of alleged malpractice by a nondiscovery thereof unless discovery was prevented by the fraudulent conduct of the physician or licensed hospital. This limitation is subject to the provisions of section 28-01-25. 4. An action for injuries done to the person of another, when death ensues from such injuries, and the claim for relief must be deemed to have accrued at the time of the death of the party injured;

— ndlegis.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25

Source

• ndlegis.govhttps://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t28c01.pdf

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