Texas § CP.16.003 - TWO-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CP.16.003 — TWO-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CP.16.003. TWO-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD
TWO-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. (a) Except as provided by Sections 16.010 , 16.0031 , and 16.0045 , a person must bring suit for trespass for injury to the estate or to the property of another, conversion of personal property, taking or detaining the personal property of another, personal injury, forcible entry and detainer, and forcible detainer not later than two years after the day the cause of action accrues. (b) A person must bring suit not later than two years after the day the cause of action accrues in an action for injury resulting in death. The cause of action accrues on the death of the injured person. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 739, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 26, Sec. 2, eff. May 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 97 (S.B. 15 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.
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Section CP.16.003 ("TWO-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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