Pennsylvania § 3383 Statutes of limitations; claims not barred at death

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 3383 — Statutes of limitations; claims not barred at death

Pennsylvania § 3383

Title 20DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES

Ch. 33ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES

Subch.CLAIMS; CHARGES; RIGHTS OF CREDITORS

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Bluebook

20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3383 (2026).

Text

The death of a person shall not stop the running of the statute of limitations applicable to any claim against him, but a claim which otherwise would be barred within one year after the death of the decedent shall not be barred until the expiration of one year after his death. Nothing in this section shall be construed to shorten the period which would have been allowed by any applicable statute of limitations if the decedent had continued to live.

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The death of a person shall not stop the running of the statute of limitations applicable to any claim against him, but a claim which otherwise would be barred within one year after the death of the decedent shall not be barred until the expiration of one year after his death. Nothing in this section shall be construed to shorten the period which would have been allowed by any applicable statute of limitations if the decedent had continued to live.