Civic · 6 pages · 12 min

Why some clocks never start and some never end

Some limitation periods wait for discovery or a disability, and some claims are written with no deadline.

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From the opening

A limitations clock does not always start on the day of the hidden event, and some claims are written with no ending time at all. The legislature decides both when a period begins to run and whether a period exists. The opening covers discovery can delay the start, tolling pauses a running clock, and some categories have no deadline.

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Inside

Discovery can delay the start
Tolling pauses a running clock
Some categories have no deadline
Repose can ignore discovery
Where the idea stops applying
A distinction worth keeping

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Discovery rule for accrual
Tolling and offenses with no limitation

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Why some clocks never start and some never end

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