Georgia Code, Title 9, Chapter 3, Article 2 - Specific Periods of Limitation

• § 9-3-20 - Actions on Foreign Judgments
  All actions upon judgments obtained outside this state, except judgments for child support or spousal support, or both, shall be brought within five years...
• § 9-3-21 - Proceedings to Set Aside Judgments
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1986, p. 294, § 2, effective July 1, 1986.
• § 9-3-22 - Enforcement of Rights Under Statutes, Acts of Incorporation; Recovery of Wages, Overtime, and Damages
  All actions for the enforcement of rights accruing to individuals under statutes or acts of incorporation or by operation of law shall be brought...
• § 9-3-23 - Sealed Instruments
  Actions upon bonds or other instruments under seal shall be brought within 20 years after the right of action has accrued. No instrument shall...
• § 9-3-24 - Actions on Simple Written Contracts; Exceptions
  All actions upon simple contracts in writing shall be brought within six years after the same become due and payable. However, this Code section...
• § 9-3-25 - Open Accounts; Breach of Certain Contracts; Implied Promise; Exception
  All actions upon open account, or for the breach of any contract not under the hand of the party sought to be charged, or...
• § 9-3-26 - Other Actions on Contracts; Exception
  All other actions upon contracts express or implied not otherwise provided for shall be brought within four years from the accrual of the right...
• § 9-3-27 - Actions Against Fiduciaries
  All actions against executors, administrators, or guardians, except on their bonds, shall be brought within ten years after the right of action accrues.
• § 9-3-28 - Actions by Informers
  All actions by informers to recover any fine, forfeiture, or penalty shall be commenced within one year from the time the defendant's liability thereto...
• § 9-3-29 - Breach of Restrictive Covenant
  (a) All actions for breach of any covenant restricting lands to certain uses shall be brought within two years after the right of action...
• § 9-3-30 - Trespass or Damage to Realty
  (a) All actions for trespass upon or damage to realty shall be brought within four years after the right of action accrues. (b)(1) The...
• § 9-3-30.1 - Actions Against Manufacturers or Suppliers of Asbestos or Material Containing Asbestos
  (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Section 9-3-30 or any other law, every action against a manufacturer or supplier of asbestos or material containing...
• § 9-3-30.2 - Actions Against Persons Engaged in Land Surveying
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term "land surveying" shall have the same meaning as provided by paragraph (6) of Code Section...
• § 9-3-31 - Injuries to Personalty
  Actions for injuries to personalty shall be brought within four years after the right of action accrues.
• § 9-3-32 - Accrual of Actions for Recovery of Personal Property or Loss of Timber; Damages for Conversion or Destruction
  Actions for the recovery of personal property, or for damages for the conversion or destruction of the same, shall be brought within four years...
• § 9-3-33 - Injuries to the Person; Injuries to Reputation; Loss of Consortium; Exception
  Except as otherwise provided in this article, actions for injuries to the person shall be brought within two years after the right of action...
• § 9-3-33.1 - Actions for Childhood Sexual Abuse
  (a) (1) As used in this subsection, the term "childhood sexual abuse" means any act committed by the defendant against the plaintiff which occurred...
• § 9-3-34 - Article Not Applicable to Malpractice
  This article shall not apply to actions for medical malpractice as defined in Code Section 9-3-70.
• § 9-3-35 - Actions by Creditor Seeking Relief Under Uniform Voidable Transactions Act
  An action by a creditor seeking relief under the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 18, known as the "Uniform Voidable...

Last modified: October 14, 2016