Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 5B

Civil rights actions

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Section 5B. Actions arising on account of violations of any law intended for the protection of civil rights, including but not limited to actions alleging employment, housing and other discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, ancestry or handicap shall be commenced only within three years next after the cause of action accrues.

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Cited in 31 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1988–2024 · leading case: Mole v. University of Massachusetts

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Mole v. University of Massachusetts (2004) mass “See G. L. c. 260, § 5B (actions alleging violations of civil rights to be brought within three years from date cause of action accrues).”

Estate of Barrett Ex Rel. Estate of Barrett v. United States (2006) ca1 “We need not decide between Massachusetts’ statute of limitations for tort actions, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2A, and Massachusetts’ statute of limitations for civil rights actions, Mass.”

Thurdin v. SEI Boston, LLC (2008) mass “93, §§ 102 (b) and 103 (b) (permitting suit directly in the Superior Court), G. L. c. 260, § 5B (three-year statute of limitations for civil rights actions), and G.”

Bettencourt v. Town of Mendon (2018) dcd “See Mass.Gen. L. ch. 260, § 5B. "Although section 1983 borrows its limitations period from state law, the accrual date for a section 1983 claim is measured by federal law.”

Ruffino v. State Street Bank and Trust Co. (1995) mad “1988); or a court might rule, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 260, § 5B, that M.G.L. c. 214, § 1C shall be governed by the three-year limitations period provided for state civil rights claims.”

Pagliuca v. City of Boston (1994) massappct “Since the general tort statute of limitations in Massachusetts is three years, G.”

Salcedo v. Town of Dudley (2009) mad “Such claims are subject to the three-year limitations period set forth in Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 5B. Plaintiffs claims are therefore time-barred unless they accrued less than three years from the time she filed her complaint, except for her claim under § 1986, which is…”

Abernathy v. Dewey (2017) mad “2003) (a claim under § 1983 “borrows” the state limitations period for personal injury claims); Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 5B (state civil rights actions); Mass.”

Glanz v. Vernick (1991) mad “The statute of limitations for civil rights claims is three years, Mass.Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 5B, while the applicable limitation for a suit commenced under the confidentiality statute is four years.”

Clifton v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (2004) massappct “3 The defendant also argues that Clifton’s claims for damages under the continuing violation rule are confined to the three-year limitation period set forth in G. L. c. 260, § 5B, or G. L. *170 151B, § 9.”

Tomaselli v. Beaulieu (2013) mad “Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 5B. Accrual of the Statute of Limitations The next issue which must be addressed is when the statute of limitations accrues.”

Doe v. Boston Public Schools (2015) mad · cites it 2× “This has suggested to me that the three-year Massachusetts statute of limitations established, for example, for personal injury actions, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2A, for actions under the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act, Mass.”

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