North Carolina § 1-56 - All other actions, 10 years.

§ 1-56. All other actions, 10 years.

Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, an action for relief not otherwise limited by this subchapter may not be commenced more than 10 years after the cause of action has accrued. A civil action for child sexual abuse is not subject to the limitation in this section. History (C.C.P., s. 37; Code, s. 158; Rev., s. 399; C.S., s. 445; 1951, c. 837, s. 3; 2019-245, s. 4.3.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2019-245, s. 9(a), is a severability clause. Session Laws 2019-245, s. 9(b), provides: "Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act [December 1, 2019] are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act remain applicable to those prosecutions. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2019-245, s. 4.3, effective December 1, 2019, designated the existing provision as subsection (a) and substituted "Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, an action" for "An action"; and added subsection (b). Legal Periodicals. - For article, "The Statute of Limitations for Constructive Trusts in North Carolina," see 21 Wake Forest L. Rev. 613 (1986). For note examining the limitations period for constructive trusts and the effect of an employment relationship on the property interests of an inventor, see 21 Wake Forest L. Rev. 571 (1986).