# 42 Pa.C.S. § 5521: Limitations on foreign claims

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## Section

- **Citation:** 42 Pa.C.S. § 5521
- **Heading:** Limitations on foreign claims
- **Jurisdiction:** Pennsylvania
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** PA Code / Title 42 / Chapter 55 / Section 5521

## Text

(a) Short title of section.--This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Statute of Limitations on Foreign Claims Act."

(b) General rule.--The period of limitation applicable to a claim accruing outside this Commonwealth shall be either that provided or prescribed by the law of the place where the claim accrued or by the law of this Commonwealth, whichever first bars the claim.

(c) Definition.--As used in this section "claim" means any right of action which may be asserted in a civil action or

proceeding and includes, but is not limited to, a right of action created by statute. Cross References. Section 5521 is referred to in section 5531 of this title.

## Nearby sections

- [42 Pa.C.S. § 5501 Scope of chapter.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C55_S5501.md)
- [42 Pa.C.S. § 5502 Method of computing periods of limitation generally.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C55_S5502.md)
- [42 Pa.C.S. § 5503 Commencement of matters.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C55_S5503.md)
- [42 Pa.C.S. § 5504 Judicial extension of time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C55_S5504.md)
- [42 Pa.C.S. § 5505 Modification of orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C55_S5505.md)
- [42 Pa.C.S. § 5521 Limitations on foreign claims.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C55_S5521.md)
- [42 Pa.C.S. § 5522 Six months limitation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C55_S5522.md)
- [42 Pa.C.S. § 5523 One year limitation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C55_S5523.md)
- [42 Pa.C.S. § 5524 Two year limitation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C55_S5524.md)
- [42 Pa.C.S. § 5524.1 Limitation and application for asbestos claims (Unconstitutional).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C55_S5524.1.md)
- [42 Pa.C.S. § 5525 Four year limitation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C55_S5525.md)
- [42 Pa.C.S. § 5526 Five year limitation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C55_S5526.md)
- [42 Pa.C.S. § 5527 Six year limitation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C55_S5527.md)
- [42 Pa.C.S. § 5527.1 Ten year limitation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C55_S5527.1.md)

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