Statute of Limitations for Oral Contract in North Carolina

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Published October 27, 2025 • Updated May 16, 2026 • By DocketMath Team

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How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for US-NC breach_oral_contract SOL (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52(1)) is N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52(1).

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52(1). Three years. Within three years an action - (1) Upon a contract, obligation or liability arising out of a contract, express or implied, except those mentioned in the preceding sections or in G.S. 1-53(1).

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Sources

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52(1) — N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52(1)

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