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16-56-115. Limitation of actions not otherwise provided for.
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16-56-115. Limitation of actions not otherwise provided for.
All actions not included in §§ 16-56-104, 16-56-105, 16-56-108, and 16-56-109 shall be commenced within five (5) years after the cause of action has accrued.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-56-115
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16-56-115. Limitation of actions not otherwise provided for.
All actions not included in §§ 16-56-104, 16-56-105, 16-56-108, and 16-56-109 shall be commenced within five (5) years after the cause of action has accrued.
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16-56-104. Actions with limitation of one year.
The following actions shall be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action shall accrue and not thereafter:
(1) All special actions on the case;
(2) Actions for:
(A) Assault and battery; and
(B) False imprisonment;
(3) All actions for words spoken slandering the character of another;
(4) All actions for words spoken whereby special damages are sustained; and
(5) All actions for damages suffered by a consumer as a result of any act or omission of a home inspector relating to a home inspection report.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-56-104
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16-56-105. Actions with limitation of three years.
The following actions shall be commenced within three (3) years after the cause of action accrues:
(1) All actions founded upon any contract, obligation, or liability not under seal and not in writing, excepting such as are brought upon the judgment or decree of some court of record of the United States or of this or some other state;
(2) All actions for arrearages of rent not reserved by some instrument in writing, under seal;
(3) All actions founded on any contract or liability, expressed or implied;
(4) All actions for trespass on lands;
(5) All actions for libels; and
(6) All actions for taking or injuring any goods or chattels.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-56-105
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16-56-108. Recovery of statutory penalties.
All actions on penal statutes where the penalty, or any part thereof, goes to the state, or to any county or person suing for the same, shall be commenced within two (2) years after the offense has been committed or the cause of action has accrued.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-56-108
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-56-108. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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16-56-109. Actions against sheriffs, coroners, and other officials.
(a) All actions against sheriffs and coroners upon any liability incurred by them by doing any act in their official capacity or by the omission of any official duty, except for escapes, shall be brought within two (2) years after the cause of action has accrued and not thereafter.
(b) All actions against sheriffs or other officers for the escape of any person imprisoned on civil process shall be commenced within one (1) year from the time of escape, and not thereafter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-56-109
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-56-109. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.