Cause of Action

Limitation

Statute

(Utah Code Ann.)

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)

4 years

Section 78B-2-307