Statute of limitations for breach of contract in Rhode Island

Worked example

For a US-RI this claim type limitations check, use the verified limitations period from the current rule packet: 10 years. The authority packet cites R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-13(a) (http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-1/9-1-13.HTM).

Example inputs:

• Accrual date: 2024-04-25
• Filing date checked: 2026-04-25

Calculation:

• Start with the accrual date.
• Add 10 years.
• The example deadline is 2034-04-25.

This example is generated from the verified facts packet rather than freeform prose. Confirm tolling, discovery rules, and claim-specific exceptions before relying on the date.

Step-by-step deadline check

For a US-RI this claim type limitations check, use the verified limitations period from the current rule packet: 10 years. The authority packet cites R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-13(a) (http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-1/9-1-13.HTM).

Example inputs:

• Accrual date: 2024-04-25
• Filing date checked: 2026-04-25

Calculation:

• Start with the accrual date.
• Add 10 years.
• The example deadline is 2034-04-25.

This example is generated from the verified facts packet rather than freeform prose. Confirm tolling, discovery rules, and claim-specific exceptions before relying on the date.

Citations

Rhode Island general SOL (for the general period covered by the cited statute):

• General Laws § 12-12-17 — provides a 1-year limitations period under the statute’s general coverage.
  Source: https://codes.findlaw.com/ri/title-12-criminal-procedure/ri-gen-laws-sect-12-12-17/

DocketMath reference point for this brief:

• Jurisdiction: **Rhode Island (US-RI)
• General SOL Period: 1 years
• General Statute: General Laws § 12-12-17
• Rule classification for this brief: general/default period (no claim-type-specific sub-rule found in the provided data)

Use the calculator

Use DocketMath’s statute-of-limitations calculator to translate the 1-year SOL into an actionable deadline:
/tools/statute-of-limitations

Run the Statute Of Limitations calculation in DocketMath, then save the output so it can be audited later: Open the calculator.

What to input

Depending on how the tool’s form is structured, you’ll typically provide:

1. Jurisdiction: Rhode Island (US-RI)
2. Start date: the date you want to treat as the SOL trigger

   • Common choices:

     • The breach date (e.g., when performance was due and not provided)
     • The accrual date (e.g., when you knew or should have known the breach)
3. SOL rule selection: the tool will apply the general 1-year period from General Laws § 12-12-17 for this overview

How outputs change

Because the period here is 1 year, the output deadline generally shifts in lockstep with your start date:

• If your start date is January 10, 2026, the general deadline will be January 10, 2027 (subject to the tool’s date arithmetic and any weekend/holiday handling).
• If your start date is February 1, 2026, the general deadline will be February 1, 2027.

Key insight:

• Changing the start date by 21 days changes the deadline by about 21 days (subject to how the tool treats end-of-day timing, weekends, and holidays).

Step-by-step deadline check

For a US-RI this claim type limitations check, use the verified limitations period from the current rule packet: 10 years. The authority packet cites R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-13(a) (http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-1/9-1-13.HTM).

Example inputs:

• Accrual date: 2024-04-25
• Filing date checked: 2026-04-25

Calculation:

• Start with the accrual date.
• Add 10 years.
• The example deadline is 2034-04-25.

This example is generated from the verified facts packet rather than freeform prose. Confirm tolling, discovery rules, and claim-specific exceptions before relying on the date.

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