Statute of Limitations for UCC / Sale of Goods in Illinois

Statute of Limitations for UCC / Sale of Goods in Illinois

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Published November 3, 2025 • Updated May 16, 2026 • By DocketMath Team

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How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for US-IL ucc sale of goods SOL (810 ILCS 5/2-725(1)) is 810 ILCS 5/2-725(1).

810 ILCS 5/2-725(1). 810 ILCS 5/2-725 (810 ILCS 5/2-725) (from Ch. 26, par. 2-725) Sec. 2-725. Statute of Limitations in Contracts for Sale. (1) An action for breach of any contract for sale must be commenced within 4 years after the cause of action has accrued. By the original agreement the parties may reduce the period of limitation to not less than one year but may not extend it. (2) A cause of action accrues when the breach occurs, regardless of the aggrieved party's lack of knowledge of the breach. A breach of warranty occurs when tender of delivery is made, except that where a warranty explicitly extends to future performance of the goods and discovery of the breach must awa

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Sources

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