2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › LIMITATION OF ACTIONS (§§ 13-80-101 — 13-82-107) › Article 80 - LIMITATIONS - PERSONAL ACTIONS (§§ 13-80-101 — 13-80-119) › Section 13-80-101 - General limitation of actions - three years

(1)
The following civil actions, regardless of the theory upon which suit is brought, or against whom suit is brought, shall be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrues, and not thereafter:
(a)
All contract actions, including personal contracts and actions under the "Uniform Commercial Code", except as otherwise provided in section
13-80-103.5
;
(b)
Repealed.
(c)
All actions for fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, or deceit except those in section
13-80-102 (1)(j)
;
(d) and (e)
Repealed.
(f)
All actions for breach of trust or breach of fiduciary duty;
(g)
All claims under the "Uniform Consumer Credit Code", except section
5-5-201 (5)
, C.R.S.;
(h)
All actions of replevin or for taking, detaining, or converting goods or chattels, except as otherwise provided in section
13-80-103.5
;
(i)
All actions under the "Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act", article
7
of title
42
, C.R.S.;
(j)
All actions under part 6 of article
4
of title
10
, C.R.S.;
(k)
All actions accruing outside this state if the limitation of actions of the place where the cause of action accrued is greater than that of this state;
(l)
All actions of debt under section
40-30-102
, C.R.S.;
(m)
All actions for recovery of erroneous or excessive refunds of any tax under section
39-21-102
, C.R.S.;
(n)
(I)
All tort actions for bodily injury or property damage arising out of the use or operation of a motor vehicle including all actions pursuant to paragraph (j) of this subsection (1).
(II)
The provisions of this paragraph (n) do not apply to any action for strict liability, absolute liability, or failure to instruct or warn governed by the provisions of section
13-80-102 (1)(b)
or section
13-80-106
.
(o) and (p)
Repealed.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 264, §27, eff. 5/25/2017.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 316, §34, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 86: Entire article R&RE, p. 695, § 1, effective July 1; (1)(b) repealed and (1)(c) amended, pp. 708, 707, §§ 4, 1, effective July 1. L. 87: (1)(a) and (1)(c) amended and (1)(l) and (1)(m) added, p. 567, §1, effective July 1; (1)(c) amended, p. 538, § 10, effective July 1; (1)(e) repealed, p. 600, § 38, effective July 10. L. 91: (1)(a) amended, p. 270, § 7, effective July 1. L. 92: (1)(d) repealed, p. 244, § 3, effective July 1. L. 94: (1)(n) added, p. 2824, § 1, effective July 1. L. 99: (1)(o) added, p. 215, § 3, effective July 1; (1)(p) added, p. 593, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1)(g) amended, p. 1872, § 108, effective August 2; (1)(c) amended, p. 3, § 4, effective 7/1/2001. L. 2003: (1)(j) amended, p. 1572, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2011: (1)(o)(I), (1)(o)(II)(C), and (1)(p) repealed, (HB 11 -1303), ch. 264, p. 1153, §21, effective August 10. L. 2013: (1)(o)(II) repealed, (HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1674, § 34, effective August 7. L. 2017: (1)(c) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1390, § 27, effective May 25.
The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1986.
For the "Uniform Commercial Code", see title 4.