28 U.S.C. § 2401 — Time for commencing action against United States
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 646 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 128 words · no verdicts yet
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Except as provided by chapter 71 of title 41, every civil action commenced against the United States shall be barred unless the complaint is filed within six years after the right of action first accrues. The action of any person under legal disability or beyond the seas at the time the claim accrues may be commenced within three years after the disability ceases.
A tort claim against the United States shall be forever barred unless it is presented in writing to the appropriate Federal agency* within two years after such claim accrues or unless action is begun within six months after the date of mailing, by certified or registered mail, of notice of final denial of the claim by the agency to which it was presented.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 971; Apr. 25, 1949, ch. 92, § 1, 63 Stat. 62; Pub. L. 86–238, § 1(3), Sept. 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 472; Pub. L. 89–506, § 7, July 18, 1966, 80 Stat. 307; Pub. L. 95–563, § 14(b), Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2389; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(g)(8), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3848.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 971
- 1949Amended · Act of Apr. 25, 1949, ch. 92 · 63 Stat. 62
- 1959Amended · Pub. L. 86-238 · 73 Stat. 472
- 1966Amended · Pub. L. 89-506 · 80 Stat. 307
- 1978Amended · Pub. L. 95-563 · 92 Stat. 2389
- 2011Amended · Pub. L. 111-350 · 124 Stat. 3848
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 646 on 1948-06-25.
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