Statute of Limitations for Other Professional Malpractice in Puerto Rico

Statute of Limitations for Other Professional Malpractice in Puerto Rico

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Published July 11, 2025 • Updated May 16, 2026 • By DocketMath Team

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How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for US-PR statute-of-limitations — other-professional-malpractice is Art. 1203 & Art. 1204(a), Código Civil de Puerto Rico (Ley 55-2020).

Art. 1203 & Art. 1204(a), Código Civil de Puerto Rico (Ley 55-2020). Artículo 1203. — Acciones personales. (31 L.P.R.A. § 9495) Las acciones personales de todo tipo prescriben a los cuatro (4) años, salvo cuando la ley fija un plazo distinto. Artículo 1204. — Plazos de prescripción. (31 L.P.R.A. § 9496) Prescriben, salvo disposición diversa de la ley: (a) por el transcurso de un (1) año, la reclamación para exigir responsabilidad extracontractual, contado desde que la persona agraviada conoce la existencia del daño y quien lo causó

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Sources

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