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An Act To Amend the Statute of Limitations for Actions against Professional Land Surveyors
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 14 MRSA §752-D,  as enacted by PL 1993, c. 161, §1, is amended to read:
§ 752-D. Land surveyors
All civil actions for malpractice or professional negligence against a professional land surveyorssurveyor duly licensed or registered under Title 32 must be commenced within 4 years after the malpractice or negligence is discovered, but an action may not be commenced more than 2010 years after the substantial completion of the plancontract for services or the substantial completion of the professional services provided, if a plan is not preparedcontract for services is not involved. The limitation periods provided by this section do not apply if the parties have entered into a valid contract that, by its terms, provides for limitation periods different from those set forth in this section.
 
SUMMARY
This bill decreases the statute of limitations for which actions against a professional land surveyor may be brought from 20 years to 10 years.