{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-180.103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 180.103","heading":"Time limitations.","body":"A claim must be presented in writing within 2 years after it accrues, except during war or armed conflict. If war or armed conflict occurs within the 2-year period following accrual, when claimant shows good cause, the claim may be presented within 2 years after the cause ceases to exist but not more than 2 years after termination of the war or armed conflict. A claim accrues when loss or damage is or should have been discovered by claimant even though such loss or damage occurred at a prior time.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 180—EMPLOYEES' PERSONAL PROPERTY CLAIMS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"602b6c68edd5403566fd06c7782b89b0f6d690ea1307112f290b61959b18096c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-180.102","next":"us/5-cfr-180.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}