North Carolina § 90-21.47 Statute of limitations

North Carolina Statutes

§ 90-21.47 — Statute of limitations

North Carolina § 90-21.47

Ch. 90Medicine and Allied Occupations

Art. 1FPsychotherapy Patient/Client Sexual Exploitation Act

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-21.47 (2026).

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An action for sexual exploitation must be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrues. A cause of action for sexual exploitation accrues at the later of either:

(1)The last act of the psychotherapist giving rise to the cause of action.

(2)At the time the client discovers or reasonably should discover that the sexual exploitation occurred; however, no cause of action shall be commenced more than 10 years from the last act of the psychotherapist giving rise to the cause of action. (1998-213, s. 1.)

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An action for sexual exploitation must be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrues. A cause of action for sexual exploitation accrues at the later of either:
(1) The last act of the psychotherapist giving rise to the cause of action.
(2) At the time the client discovers or reasonably should discover that the sexual exploitation occurred; however, no cause of action shall be commenced more than 10 years from the last act of the psychotherapist giving rise to the cause of action. (1998-213, s. 1.)