| Type of Case |
S.O.L. |
AUTHORITY |
Adverse Possession
woodlands or uncultivated tract
all other property |
60 years
30 years |
J & M Land Co. v. First Union
166 N.J. 493 (2001) |
Appeal (from)
Interlocutory Order (Superior Ct)
Municipal Court
Planning/Zoning Board
Superior Court final judgment
|
20 days
20 days
45 days
45 days |
R.2:5-6
R. 3:23-2
R. 4:69-6(b)(3)
R. 2:4-1
|
| Civil Rights § 1983 |
2 years |
NJSA.2A:14-2; Wilson v. Garcia
471 U.S. 261 (1985)
*Check Lilly Ledbetter Act of 2009 |
| Childhood Sex Abuse |
[check these cases] |
Hardwicke v. Princeton Boys Choir
R.L. v. Voytac |
| Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) |
1 year (from last day of work) |
N.J.S.A. 34:19-5 |
| Contract General
UCC Sale of Goods
|
6 years
4 years |
N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1
N.J.S.A. 12A:2-725 |
| Crime (Generally) |
5 years |
NJSA.2C:1-6 |
| Disorderly Persons Offense |
1 year |
NJSA.2C:1-6 |
| Elective Share |
6 months from appointment of personal rep |
N.J.S.A. 3B:8-12 |
| ERISA Violation |
3 years or 6 years |
29 USC § 1113(a) |
| Fair Debt Credit Protection Act Violation |
1 year |
15 USCA § 1692K(d); Schoffhauser v. Citibank, 340 Fed. Appx. 128 (2009) |
| Federal Employers Liability Act (Railroads) |
3 years |
45 USCA § 56 (Railroad incidents only) |
| Fiduciary |
6 years |
Zola v. Gordon,685 F. Supp 354 (1988) |
| Fraudulent Transfer of Real Property |
4 years or 1 year from discovery |
N.J.S.A. 25:2-31; Guido v. Spina, docket No. A-3215-08T3 |
| Fraud - Consumer |
6 years or less than 6 years by agreement |
N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1
Mirra v. Holland America Line,
331 N.J. Super. 86 (App. Div. 2000) |
| Law Against Discrimination (LAD) |
2 years |
Montells v. Haynes
133 N.J. 282 (1993) |
| Legal Malpractice |
6 years |
NJSA.2A:14-1
McGrogan v. Till
327 N.J. Super. 595 (2000) |
| Medical Malpractice |
2 yrs (from discovery of malpractice) |
NJSA.2A:14-2 |
| Minor |
2 yrs from 18th Birthday |
Green v. Auerbach
127 N.J. 591 (1992) |
| Mortgage Foreclosure (Residential) |
Must read statute, it depends |
N.J.S.A. 2A:50-53 et seq. (effective 8/9/09); (See also: N.J.S.A. 2A:14-6 to 14-8) |
| Personal Injury |
2 years |
N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2 |
| Products Liability |
2 years |
N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2 |
| Property (Real) Damage |
6 years |
N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1 |
| Securities Fraud (NJ) |
2 Years |
N.J.S.A. 49:3-71(g) |
| Sexual Harassment |
2 years (from last act of harassment) |
Montells v. Haynes, 133 NJ 282
(1993) and Caggiano v. Fontoura,
354 NJ Super 111 (2002)
|
| Slander & Libel |
1 year |
NJSA.2A:14-3 |
| Torts Claims Notices
New Jersey
Federal |
90 days
2 Years |
N.J.S.A. 59:8-8(a)
Pascale v. US, 988 F.2d. 186 (1993) |
| Traffic Tickets
Driving w/o Insurance
Driving while Suspended
DWI & Refusal
Leaving Scene of Accident
|
30 days
6 months
90 days
90 days
1 year
|
NJSA.39:5-3
N.J.S.A. 39:6B-2
N.J.S.A. 39:5-3
N.J.S.A. 39:5-3
N.J.S.A. 39:5-3
|
| Truth in Lending (Affirmative)
Claims for Damages
To Rescind the Transaction
|
1 year
3 years |
15 U.S.C. § 1601
15 U.S.C. § 1601
|
| Uninsured Motorist Claim |
6 years from
date of accident,
but can be tolled
|
Green v. Selective Ins.
144 N.J. 344 (1966)
Price v. N.J. Man. Ins. Co.
182 N.J. 519 (2005)
|
| Whistleblower Suit |
1 Year |
NJSA. 34:19-5 |
| Will Contest
In State (NJ)
Out of State
Based on Fraud |
4 months
6months
reasonable time |
R. 4:85-1; applies to only Will
challenge or letters appointing a
fiduciary (inapplicable to challenge)
the administration of an estate In
Re Racamato App. Div. 2010) |
| Will Drafting |
6 years |
N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1
Grunwald v. Bronkesh
131 N.J. 483, 499 (1993)
|
| Workers Compensation
New Jersey
Federal |
2 years from
accident or last
payment
3 years provided notice in first 30 days
|
N.J.S.A. 34:15-51
5U.S.C.§ 8121 |
| Wrongful Death |
2 yrs from date of death |
NJSA.2A:31-3 (unless defendant was convicted of murder, manslaughter, etc.) |
