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Puerto Rico Oral Contract Statute of Limitations

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Puerto Rico Oral Contract Statute of Limitations
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Puerto Rico statute-of-limitations: period is 1; period is 1.

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Citation: Artículo 1203

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  • Period: 1
  • Period: 1
  • Statute Of Limitations Years: 4
  • Limitation Period: 4 years

How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for US-PR statute-of-limitations — oral-contract is P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 31, § 9495 (Art. 1203, Codigo Civil de Puerto Rico 2020).

P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 31, § 9495 (Art. 1203, Codigo Civil de Puerto Rico 2020). Las acciones personales de todo tipo prescriben a los cuatro (4) años, salvo cuando la ley fija un plazo distinto.

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