Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 09.10.140 (2026)
Disabilities of minority and incompetency
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Sec. 09.10.140. Disabilities of minority and incompetency.
(a) Except as provided under (c) of this section, if a person entitled to bring an action mentioned in this chapter is at the time the cause of action accrues either (1) under the age of majority, or (2) incompetent by reason of mental illness or mental disability, the time of a disability identified in (1) or (2) of this subsection is not a part of the time limit for the commencement of the action. Except as provided in (b) of this section, the period within which the action may be brought is not extended in any case longer than two years after the disability ceases.
(b) An action based on a claim of sexual abuse under AS 09.55.650 that is subject to AS 09.10.065(b) may be brought more than three years after the plaintiff reaches the age of majority if it is brought under the following circumstances:
(1) if the claim asserts that the defendant committed one act of sexual abuse on the plaintiff, the plaintiff shall commence the action within three years after the plaintiff discovered or through use of reasonable diligence should have discovered that the act caused the injury or condition;
(2) if the claim asserts that the defendant committed more than one act of sexual abuse on the plaintiff, the plaintiff shall commence the action within three years after the plaintiff discovered or through use of reasonable diligence should have discovered the effect of the injury or condition attributable to the series of acts; a claim based on an assertion of more than one act of sexual abuse is not limited to plaintiff's first discovery of the relationship between any one of those acts and the injury or condition, but may be based on plaintiff's discovery of the effect of the series of acts.
(c) In an action for personal injury of a person who was under the age of eight years at the time of the injury, the time period before the person's eighth birthday is not a part of the time limit imposed under AS 09.10.070(a) for commencing the civil action.
(a) Except as provided under (c) of this section, if a person entitled to bring an action mentioned in this chapter is at the time the cause of action accrues either (1) under the age of majority, or (2) incompetent by reason of mental illness or mental disability, the time of a disability identified in (1) or (2) of this subsection is not a part of the time limit for the commencement of the action. Except as provided in (b) of this section, the period within which the action may be brought is not extended in any case longer than two years after the disability ceases.
(b) An action based on a claim of sexual abuse under AS 09.55.650 that is subject to AS 09.10.065(b) may be brought more than three years after the plaintiff reaches the age of majority if it is brought under the following circumstances:
(1) if the claim asserts that the defendant committed one act of sexual abuse on the plaintiff, the plaintiff shall commence the action within three years after the plaintiff discovered or through use of reasonable diligence should have discovered that the act caused the injury or condition;
(2) if the claim asserts that the defendant committed more than one act of sexual abuse on the plaintiff, the plaintiff shall commence the action within three years after the plaintiff discovered or through use of reasonable diligence should have discovered the effect of the injury or condition attributable to the series of acts; a claim based on an assertion of more than one act of sexual abuse is not limited to plaintiff's first discovery of the relationship between any one of those acts and the injury or condition, but may be based on plaintiff's discovery of the effect of the series of acts.
(c) In an action for personal injury of a person who was under the age of eight years at the time of the injury, the time period before the person's eighth birthday is not a part of the time limit imposed under AS 09.10.070(a) for commencing the civil action.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 76
cases (72 in the last 5 years), 1970–2026 · leading case: Anthony Booth v. United States, 914 F.3d 1199 (9th Cir. 2019).
Anthony Booth v. United States, 914 F.3d 1199 (9th Cir. 2019). “See Alaska Stat. § 09.10.140 (a); Ariz. Rev. Stat.”
S.V. v. R.V., 933 S.W.2d 1 (Tex. 1996). “See Alaska Stat. § 09.10.140 (1994); Ark.Code Ann.”
Sv v. Rv, 933 S.W.2d 1 (Tex. 1996). “See Alaska Stat. § 09.10.140 (1994); Ark.Code Ann.”
Brooks v. S. Pac. Co., 466 P.2d 736 (Ariz. 1970). “7, § 36; Alaska Stat. § 09.10.140 ; Ariz.Rev.Stat.”
Andrew v. Doe (D. Alaska 2025). “43 Alaska Stat. § 09.10.140 (a). 44 Kaiser v.”
Rhodes v. Lawrence (D. Alaska 2025). “46 Alaska Stat. § 09.10.140 (a). 47 Kaiser v.”
Blodgett v. Barkwood (D. Alaska 2025). “”26 “[T]his test does not measure whether a litigant did understand his or her legal rights, but whether he or she is capable of understanding them.”
Slaikeu v. Alaska Dept. of Corr. (D. Alaska 2023).
Bennett v. Smith (D. Alaska 2025).
Peters v. Jeffords (D. Alaska 2025).
Lewis-Junge (D. Alaska 2025).
Lewis-Junge (D. Alaska 2025).
— Alaska Stat. § 09.10.140(a) — 10 cases
Lewis-Junge (D. Alaska 2025).
Lewis-Junge (D. Alaska 2025).
Lewis-Junge (D. Alaska 2025).
Lewis-Junge (D. Alaska 2025).
Lewis-Junge (D. Alaska 2025).
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