Colorado § 38-36-190 - Action must be brought within six years - exception.
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§ 38-36-190. Action must be brought within six years - exception.
No action or proceeding for compensation for or by reason of any deprivation, loss, or damage occasioned or sustained as provided in this article shall be made, brought, or taken except within the period of six years from the time when the right to bring or take such action or proceeding first accrued. If at the time when such right of action first accrued the person entitled to bring such action or take such proceeding is under the age of eighteen years, insane, imprisoned, or absent from the United States in the service of the United States or of this state, then such person, or anyone claiming from, by, or under him, may bring the action or take the proceeding at any time within two years after such disability is removed, notwithstanding the time before limited in that behalf has expired.
Source: L. 03: p. 347, § 88. R.S. 08: § 804. C.L. § 5014. CSA: C. 40, § 259. CRS 53: § 118-10-91. C.R.S. 1963: § 118-10-91. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 225, § 83, effective July 16.
Cross references: For limitations on actions by persons under disability, see article 81 of title 13.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "The Torrens Title System in Colorado", see 39 Dicta 40 (1962).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-36-190 ("Action must be brought within six years - exception.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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