Statute of Limitations for Common Law Fraud / Deceit in Illinois

Statute of Limitations for Common Law Fraud / Deceit in Illinois

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Published January 16, 2026 • Updated May 16, 2026 • By DocketMath Team

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How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for Illinois common-law fraud / deceit limitations is 735 ILCS 5/13-205.

735 ILCS 5/13-205. Except as provided in Section 2-725 of the "Uniform Commercial Code", approved July 31, 1961, as amended, and Section 11-13 of "The Illinois Public Aid Code", approved April 11, 1967, as amended, actions on unwritten contracts, expressed or implied, or on awards of arbitration, or to recover damages for an injury done to property, real or personal, or to recover the possession of personal property or damages for the detention or conversion thereof, and all civil actions not otherwise provided for, shall be commenced within 5 years next after the cause of action accrued.

Related statutes

Khan v. BDO Seidman, LLP, 2012 IL App (4th) 120359 — Khan v. BDO Seidman, LLP

Section 13-205 (735 ILCS 5/13-205 (West 2008)) is a five-year statute of limitations, which applies to actions for common-law fraud and other tortious misrepresentations.

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Sources

All sources are official primary law published by ilga.gov, www.illinoiscourts.gov.

Corroboration method: Official Illinois General Assembly statutory text for 735 ILCS 5/13-205 plus official Illinois Courts opinion text applying that statute to common-law fraud claims.