# N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-1.2: Civil actions commenced by the State, 10 years; "State" defined; exceptions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T2A_C14_S14-1.2

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-1.2
- **Heading:** Civil actions commenced by the State, 10 years; "State" defined; exceptions
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 2A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-1.2

## Text

2. a. Except where a limitations provision expressly and specifically applies to actions commenced by the State or where a longer limitations period would otherwise apply, and subject to any statutory provisions or common law rules extending limitations periods, any civil action commenced by the State shall be commenced within ten years next after the cause of action shall have accrued. b. For purposes of determining whether an action subject to the limitations period specified in subsection a. of this section has been commenced within time, no such action shall be deemed to have accrued prior to January 1, 1992. c. As used in this act, the term "State" means the State, its political subdivisions, any office, department, division, bureau, board, commission or agency of the State or one of its political subdivisions, and any public authority or public agency, including, but not limited to, the New Jersey Transit Corporation. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any civil action commenced by the State concerning the remediation of a contaminated site or the closure of a sanitary landfill facility, or the payment of compensation for damage to, or loss of, natural resources due to the discharge of a hazardous substance, and subject to the limitations period specified in section 5 of P.L.2001, c.154 (C.58:10B-17.1). L.1991, c.387, s.2; amended 2001, c.154, s.7; 2012, c.45, s.63.

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