Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070
Actions for torts, for injury to personal property, for certain statutory liabilities, and against peace officers and coroners to be brought in two years
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Sec. 09.10.070. Actions for torts, for injury to personal property, for certain statutory liabilities, and against peace officers and coroners to be brought in two years.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person may not bring an action (1) for libel, slander, assault, battery, seduction, or false imprisonment, (2) for personal injury or death, or injury to the rights of another not arising on contract and not specifically provided otherwise; (3) for taking, detaining, or injuring personal property, including an action for its specific recovery; (4) upon a statute for a forfeiture or penalty to the state; or (5) upon a liability created by statute, other than a penalty or forfeiture; unless the action is commenced within two years of the accrual of the cause of action.
(b) A person may not bring an action against a peace officer or coroner upon a liability incurred by the doing of an act in an official capacity or by the omission of an official duty, including the nonpayment of money collected upon an execution, unless brought within two years. This subsection does not apply to an action for an escape.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person may not bring an action (1) for libel, slander, assault, battery, seduction, or false imprisonment, (2) for personal injury or death, or injury to the rights of another not arising on contract and not specifically provided otherwise; (3) for taking, detaining, or injuring personal property, including an action for its specific recovery; (4) upon a statute for a forfeiture or penalty to the state; or (5) upon a liability created by statute, other than a penalty or forfeiture; unless the action is commenced within two years of the accrual of the cause of action.
(b) A person may not bring an action against a peace officer or coroner upon a liability incurred by the doing of an act in an official capacity or by the omission of an official duty, including the nonpayment of money collected upon an execution, unless brought within two years. This subsection does not apply to an action for an escape.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 103
cases (87 in the last 5 years), 1979–2026 · leading case: Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States Ex Rel. Wilson
Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States Ex Rel. Wilson (2005)
“Code § 6-2-38 (West 1993) (catchall for tort actions not otherwise enumerated); § 36-26A-4(a) (West 2001) (retaliation action for whistle-blowers); Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070 (Lexis 2004) (catchall); Ariz.”
Owens v. Okure (1989)
“1987) (two years for malicious prosecution, libel or slander, seduction, or any injury to the person, or rights of another not arising from contract and not specifically enumerated); Alaska Stat. Ann. § 09.10.070 (1983) (two years for libel, slander, assault, battery, seduction,…”
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 97,100 Donald J. Robertson v. Seidman & Seidman (1979)
“” Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070 . He then held that, since plaintiff had knowledge of certain information which should have alerted him to defendant’s fraudulent activities had he exercised “reasonable diligence”, Arneil v.”
Daniel R. Denardo v. Patrick Murphy, Alaska Public Employees Association, State of Alaska (1986)
“Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070 ; 1 Blake v. Gilbert, 702 P.”
2002 Lawrence R. Buchalter Alaska Trust v. Philadelphia Financial Life Assurance Co. (2015)
“In particular, the statute of limitations for tort actions is two years, see Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070 , and the statute of limitations for contract actions is three years, see Alaska Stat.”
Burns v. Bell (1979)
“Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070 (1962); Ark.Stat.”
American President Lines, Ltd. v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union (2013)
“See Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070 (a) ("[A] person may not bring an action .”
Rao v. ERA Alaska Airlines (2014)
“See Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070 (two year limitations period for tort actions); see also Compl.”
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,640 John William Davis v. Birr, Wilson & Co., Inc., a California Corporation, Defendants (1988)
“See Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070 (1983); Or.Rev. Stat.”
Farr Ex Rel. Estate of Farr v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc. (1991)
“” Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070 ; Robertson v. Seidman & Seidman, 609 F.”
Adamson v. City of Provo, Utah (1993)
“1992); Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070 (1983); Ariz.Rev.”
Janitscheck v. United States (2002)
“Accordingly, we reverse the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the United States.”
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