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Statutes of Limitations: Three Year Statue of Limitations

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The following civil actions, regardless of the theory upon which suit is brought, or against whom suit is brought, shall be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrues, and not thereafter:¹

1. All contract actions, including personal contracts and actions under the "Uniform Commercial Code”;²
2. All actions for fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, or deceit;³
3. All actions for breach of trust or breach of fiduciary duty;
4. All claims under the "Uniform Consumer Credit Code";⁴
5. All actions of replevin or for taking, detaining, or converting goods or chattels;⁵
6. All actions under the "Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act";⁶
7. All actions under the "Colorado Auto Accident Reparations Act";⁷
8. All actions accruing outside this state if the limitation of actions of the place where the cause of action accrued is greater than that of this state;
9. All actions of debt;⁸
10. All actions for recovery of erroneous or excessive refunds of any tax;⁹
11. All tort actions for bodily injury or property damage arising out of the use or operation of a motor vehicle;¹⁰
12. All actions for damages against a business arising out of a year 2000 failure;¹¹
13. All actions for damages against a hospital enterprise arising out of a year 2000 failure;¹²
    

¹ C.R.S. 13-80-101, 2002. Back
² Except as otherwise provided in section 13-80-103.5. C.R.S. 13-80-101(a), 2002. Back
³ Except those in section 13-80-102(1)(j) or section 13-80-103(1)(g). C.R.S. 13-80-101(c), 2002. Back
⁴ Except C.R.S. 5-5-201(5). C.R.S. 13-80-101(g), 2002. Back
⁵ Except as otherwise provided in C.R.S. 13-80-130.5. C.R.S. 13-80-101(h), 2002. Back
⁶ The “Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act” is C.R.S. article 7 of title 42. C.R.S. 13-80-101(I), 2002. Back
⁷ The “Colorado Auto Accident Reparations Act” is C.R.S. part 7 of article 4 of title 10. C.R.S. 13-80-101(j), 2002. Back
⁸ Such actions of debt can be found in C.R.S. 40-30-102. C.R.S. 13-80-101(l), 2002. Back
⁹ Such tax actions arise out of C.R.S. 39-21-102. C.R.S. 13-80-101(m), 2002. Back
¹⁰ This does no apply to any action for strict liability, absolute liability, or failure to instruct or warn governed by the provisions of section 13-80-102(1)(b) or section 13-80-106. C.R.S. 13-80-101(n)(II), 2002. Back
¹¹ “Business” shall have the same meaning as set forth in C.R.S. 13-21-603(1). “Electronic computing device” shall have the same meaning as set forth in C.R.S. 13-21-603(2). “Year 2000 failure” shall have the same meaning as set forth in C.R.S. 13-21-60.3(3). C.R.S. 13-80-101(o)(II), 2002. Back
¹² “Electronic computing device” shall have the same meaning as set forth in C.R.S. 13-21-901(1). “Hospital enterprise” shall have the same meaning as set forth in C.R.S. 13-21-901(2). “Year 2000 failure” shall have the same meaning as set forth in C.R.S. 13-21-901(3). C.R.S. 13-80-101(p)(II), 2002. Back