Tribal Law - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota - Tribal Law

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Code.

2.03.020 Statute of Limitations

All civil actions shall be commenced within six (6) years from the time the cause of action accrued in the case of contracts and within three (3) years in the case of torts, unless a different time is prescribed by law. An action shall be deemed to have been commenced for the purposes of this section when the defendant or defendants have been served with summons or when a written complaint has been filed. The statute of limitations does not run against a minor, incompetent, or person serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, nor does the period run against persons absent from the jurisdiction for the purpose of avoiding process.