Provisions on the Limitation of Rights Protection for Tort Liability Disputes in Shanxi
The answer to this question is as follows:
The General Principles of the Civil Law stipulates that the limitation period of action for requesting the people's court to protect civil rights is three years. If the law provides otherwise, such provisions shall prevail.
The limitation period of action shall be counted from the date when the obligee knows or should know that his rights have been damaged and the obligor. If the law provides otherwise, such provisions shall prevail. However, the people's court shall not protect those whose rights have been damaged for more than 20 years; Under special circumstances, the people's court may, upon the application of the obligee, decide to extend the time limit.