Statute of limitations for fraud in California

How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for US-CA fraud SOL (338) is 338.

338. ( Chapter 3 enacted 1872. ) 338. Within three years: (a) An action upon a liability created by statute, other than a penalty or forfeiture. (b) An action for trespass upon or injury to real property. (c) (1) An action for taking, detaining, or injuring goods or chattels, including an action for the specific recovery of personal property. (2) The cause of action in the case of theft, as described in Section 484 of the Penal Code, of an article of historical, interpretive, scientific, or artistic significance is not

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Sources

• 338 — 338

All sources are official primary law published by leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.

Corroboration method: government_primary_source_direct_fetch.