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Utah Code § 78B-2-102 (2026)

Time for commencement of actions generally

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Civil actions may be commenced only within the periods prescribed in this chapter, after the cause of action has accrued, except in specific cases where a different limitation is prescribed by statute.

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Cited in 15 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: Garfield Cnty. v. United States, 2017 UT 41 (Utah 2017).
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Garfield Cnty. v. United States, 2017 UT 41 (Utah 2017). · cites it 4× “UNITED STATES Opinion of the Court are retroactive and control the litigation;18 (2) section 78B-2-102 requires the courts to apply the QTA’s twelve-year statute of limitations instead of the one found in section 201 and its predecessor;19 (3) the limitation found within the…”
Morgan v. Dep't of Com., 2017 UT App 225 (Utah Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 7× “Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-102 (LexisNexis 2012).”
Phillips v. Skabelund, 2021 UT App 2 (Utah Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “3d 457 ; see Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-102 (LexisNexis 2017) (“Civil actions may be commenced only within the periods prescribed in this chapter .”
Davis v. Provo City Corp., 2008 UT 59 (Utah 2008). · cites it 2× “See Utah Code Ann. §§ 78B-2-102, -807 (2008).”
Grillone v. Peace Officer Standards, 2025 UT 7 (Utah 2025). · cites it 5× “§ 78B-2-102; see also id. § 78B-2-307(4), barred the proceedings __________________________________________________________ 1 The notice cited Utah Code section 53-6-211(1)(d), the location of the relevant provision at the time.”
Pinder v. Duchesne, 2020 UT 68 (Utah 2020). “DUCHESNE COUNTY SHERIFF Opinion of the Court ¶71 A statute of limitations prescribes the time in which the plaintiff must bring a cause of action. In this realm, one should not live by the proverb ―slow and steady wins the race.”
Craig v. Provo City, 2015 UT App 145 (Utah Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “" Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-102 (LexisNexis 2012).”
Grillone v. Peace Officer Standards, 2023 UT App 35 (Utah Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 4× “” Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-102 20210794-CA 4 2023 UT App 35 Grillone v.”
Abdo v. Reyes, 91 F. Supp. 3d 1225 (D. Utah 2015). · cites it 6× “” Utah Code § 78B-2-102 (emphasis added). In Peak Alarm Co.”
Scholzen v. Scholzen Prods. Co. (D. Utah 2020). · cites it 2× “63 Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-102. 64 Defendant’s Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss Some of the Claims of Plaintiff, docket no.”
Spencer v. Harley Davidson Inc (D. Utah 2021). · cites it 2× “51 “A statutory discovery rule applies only when a statute of limitations applicable to a cause of action, by its own terms, mandates application of the discovery rule.”
Kane Cnty. (2) v. United States (D. Utah 2023). · cites it 2× “The rule of statutory construct is consistent with Section 78B-2-102 of the Utah Code, which states the statutes of limitation set forth in Chapter 2 apply, “except in specific cases where a different limitation is prescribed by statute.”
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