What is the statute of limitations for ?
Questions of time periods in the law, such as how long do I have in which to file a lawsuit, are some of the most difficult. A useful book is the Minnesota Limitations Manual, available at the information desk in the Law Library. It provides an extensive index to statutes and rules containing time limitations.The criminal statutes of limitations are also summarized in an Information Brief by the MN House of Representatives Research Department. See http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/pubs/statlmt.pdf. The Minnesota Statutes are online at: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/pubs/ and can be searched by keyword or through the index. Statutes of Limitations is one of the index topics. Picking the right statute is tricky enough, but there are also circumstances that can “toll” the statute, that is, stop it from running for a time. These circumstances may be found in the statutes or in court decisions that have interpreted the statutes. Recent court decisions (from May 1996 forward) can be
