UTAH STATUTES OF LIMITATION
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| Cause of Action | Limitation
|
Statute
(Utah Code Ann.)
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| Breach of Contract, Oral | 4 years | Section 78B-2-307 |
| Breach of Contract, Written | 6 years | Section 78B-2-309 |
| Breach of Contract for Sale (under UCC) | 4 years | Section 70A-2-725(1) |
| Breach of Fiduciary Duty | 4 years (or 3 years for actions against corporate shareholders or directors pursuant to Section 78-12-27) | Section 78B-2-307
United Park City Mines Co. v. Greater Park City Co., 870 P.2d 880, 890 (Utah 1993) |
| Breach of Implied Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing | 6 years when the implied duty is founded on a written contract | Section 78B-2-309
CIG Exploration, Inc. v. State, 24 P.3d 966, 971 (Utah 2001) |
| Construction Defects | 6 years if based on contract or warranty unless express warranty establishes different period; 2 years from earlier date of discovery for all other actions; 2 year extension if injury is discovered in 8th or 9th year | Section 78B-2-225 |
| Consumer Fraud | 2 years or 1 year after termination of proceedings by enforcing authority, whichever is later | Section 13-11-19(8) |
| Conversion | 4 years | Section 78B-2-307
Russell/Packard Dev., Inc. v. Carson, 78 P.3d 616, 620 (Utah Ct. App. 2003) |
| Foreclosure on Mortgage | 6 years | Section 78B-2-309 |
| Foreign Judgments | 8 years | Section 78B-2-311 |
| Fraud/Mistake | 3 years | Section 78B-2-305 |
| Libel/Slander | 1 year | Section 78B-2-302 |
| MechanicsSection and MaterialmenSections Liens | 90 days after final completion date to claim lien
180 days after lien is filed to enforce lien |
Section 38-1-7(1)(a)(i)
Section 38-1-11(1) |
| Negligence | 4 years | Section 78B-2-307; DOIT, Inc. v. Touche, Ross & Co., 926 P.2d 835, 842 (Utah 1996) |
| Negligent Misrepresentation | 4 years | Section 78B-2-307; DOIT, Inc. v. Touche, Ross & Co., 926 P.2d 835, 842 (Utah 1996) |
| Property Damage | 3 years | Section 78B-2-305 |
| Real Property, Adverse Possession | 7 years | Section 78B-2-208 |
| Real Property, Recovery | 7 years (party must have been in seizure or possession within 7 years prior to action) | Section 78B-2-204 |
| Securities Registration Violations | 4 years after the violation or 2 years after the discovery of facts constituting the violation, whichever expires first | Section 61-1-22(7)(a) |
| Securities Fraud | 4 years after the violation or 2 years after the discovery of facts constituting the violation, whichever expires first | Section 61-1-22(7)(a) |
| Wrongful Interference with Contract/Intentional Interference with Prospective Economic Relations | 4 years | Section 78B-2-307
Anderson v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 920 P.2d 575, 578 (Utah Ct. App. 1996) Russell/Packard Dev., Inc. v. Carson, 78 P.3d 616, 620 (Utah Ct. App. 2003) |
| Catchall Provision | 4 years | Section 78B-2-307 |