Statute of limitations for Breach of written contract — by U.S. state
Civil statute-of-limitations filing deadlines for Breach of written contract in 51 states: 3–10 years (median 6). Each state's statutory period + citation are RECORDED (verify at the cited URL); whether the statute applies to a specific claim and when the clock started is fact-specific legal judgment (L5), NOT legal advice. A missed statute of limitations usually bars a claim permanently. Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026). CC0.
CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)
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The civil statute of limitations for Breach of written contract ranges from 3 to 10 years across U.S. states
For Breach of written contract, the general civil statute of limitations is 3–10 years (median 6) across 51 states. A DERIVED min/max/median over each state's RECORDED statutory period (occurred=false, adjudged=false — an in-house cross-state summary; the per-state statutes + citations are in itemListElement, each verifiable at its statute URL). It is NOT a personal deadline: the discovery rule, tolling (minors/disability/defendant absence), repose limits, government-defendant notice rules, and the exact sub-claim can make a real deadline shorter or longer — and missing a statute of limitations usually bars the claim permanently.
occurred=FALSE (a calculation, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (a transparent in-house formula, not an authority's verdict — no external adjudicator). Reproduce it from its named inputs; falsified if the formula or inputs are wrong. Lower warrant than the adjudged figures above.
This is not legal advice or a personal deadline
Which statute applies to a specific claim, and when the clock started, is fact-specific legal judgment. Anyone with a potential breach of written contract claim near a deadline should consult a licensed attorney or legal aid immediately rather than rely on this reference.
Justice Atlas L5 boundary (statutory text ≠ a personal deadline)
a cross-state statutory reference, not a personal deadline or advice
occurred=FALSE (a framing, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (an in-house reading, not an authority's verdict) — the LOWEST-warrant claim here. A flat representation would render this identically to the official facts; the four-status does not.
Breach of written contract filing deadlines by state (shortest first)