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Utah Code § 78B-2-103 (2026)

Action barred in another state barred in Utah

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A cause of action which arises in another jurisdiction, and which is not actionable in the other jurisdiction by reason of the lapse of time, may not be pursued in this state, unless the cause of action is held by a citizen of this state who has held the cause of action from the time it accrued.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2016–2024 · leading case: Federated Capital Corp. v. Libby, 2016 UT 41, 384 P.3d 221.
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Federated Capital Corp. v. Libby, 2016 UT 41, 384 P.3d 221. · cites it 22× “Further, contrary to Federated‘s contention, the borrowing statute merely requires that a _____________________________________________________________ 11 UTAH CODE § 78B-2-103. 5 FEDERATED v. LIBBY Opinion of the Court cause of action be ―not actionable‖ in a foreign…”
Federated Capital Corp. v. Shaw, 2018 UT App 120, 428 P.3d 12. · cites it 8× “Shaw then moved for summary judgment, arguing that because the place of performance was Pennsylvania and that state's four-year statute of limitations had already run, Utah's borrowing statute barred the suit.”
Federated Capital Corp. v. Deutsch, 2018 UT App 118, 428 P.3d 51. · cites it 4× “§ 5525 (a)(8) (2002); Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-103 (LexisNexis 2012).”
Accesslex Inst. v. Philpot, 2023 UT App 21, 526 P.3d 1282. · cites it 4× “” See Utah Code § 78B-2-103 (“A cause of action which arises in another jurisdiction, and which is not actionable in the other jurisdiction by reason of the lapse of time, may not be pursued in this state .”
Federated Capital Corp. v. Abraham, 2018 UT App 117, 428 P.3d 21. · cites it 2× “Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-103 (LexisNexis 2012).”
Federated Capital Corp. v. Nazar, 2018 UT App 119, 428 P.3d 1. · cites it 6× “Nazar then moved for summary judgment, arguing that because the place of performance was Pennsylvania and that state's four-year statute of limitations had already run, Utah's borrowing statute barred the suit.”
Ratner v. SkyWest Airlines, No. 4:23-cv-00030 (D. Utah May 1, 2024). · cites it 6× “(citing the Utah Savings Statute, Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-111). 42 Reply Memorandum, docket no.”
Bradley v. Pnk (Lake Charles), L.L.C., No. 72937 (Nev. June 15, 2018). “§ 5-239 ; Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-103; see also John W.”
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