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Utah Code § 78B-2-302 (2026)

Within one year

✓ current as of May 2026
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An action may be brought within one year:

for liability created by the statutes of a foreign state;
upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture where the action is given to an individual, or to an individual and the state, except when the statute imposing it prescribes a different limitation;
except as provided in Section 78B-2-307.5, upon a statute, or upon an undertaking in a criminal action, for a forfeiture or penalty to the state;
for libel, slander, false imprisonment, or seduction;
against a sheriff or other officer for the escape of a prisoner arrested or imprisoned upon either civil or criminal process;
against a municipal corporation for damages or injuries to property caused by a mob or riot;
except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, against a county legislative body or a county executive to challenge a decision of the county legislative body or county executive, respectively;
on a claim for relief or a cause of action under Title 63L, Chapter 5, Utah Religious Land Use Act; or
for a claim for relief or a cause of action under Subsection 25-6-203(2).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: Morgan v. Dep't of Com., 2017 UT App 225 (Utah Ct. App. 2017).
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Morgan v. Dep't of Com., 2017 UT App 225 (Utah Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 9× “" See Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-302(3) (LexisNexis Supp.”
Roberts v. C.R. England, Inc., 318 F.R.D. 457 (D. Utah 2017). · cites it 3× “Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-302(2). . Id. § 13-15-6(2).”
Pliuskaitis v. USA Swimming, Inc., 243 F. Supp. 3d 1217 (D. Utah 2017). · cites it 2× “On March 25, 2015, Plaintiff brought the instant lawsuit, alleging that USA Swimming defamed him by citing to that incorrect Code Section.”
Craig v. Provo City, 2015 UT App 145 (Utah Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “The court's analysis was confined to whether the UGIA's statute of limitations displaced the general limitations period set forth in Utah Code section 78B-2-302(4) for filing defamation and false-imprisonment actions.”
Lavender v. FCOI Preserve, 2025 UT App 47 (Utah Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “Lavender then identified two different statutes of limitation that “might, arguably, apply”—a one-year limitation under Utah Code section 78B-2-302(4) and a three-year limitation under Utah Code section 78B-2-305(1).”
Falkenrath v. Candela Corp., 2016 UT App 76 (Utah Ct. App. 2016). “, Utah Code Ann: § 78B-2-302 (providing avone-year statute of limitations for certain claims, including enumerated torts); id.”
Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Zurixx (D. Utah 2020). · cites it 6× “”) under Counts 8 and 9; (3) whether the Utah Division of 4 Consumer Protection (“the Division”) can assert the state’s regulatory power over Zurixx’s activities in other states for purposes of Counts 5 through 9; and (4) whether the Division’s request for disgorgement, civil…”
Lester v. Conoco Phillips (D. Utah 2021). · cites it 4× “”26 The “she’s staring at you, she must want you” statement is capable of at least two interpretations. While it may be interpreted as having a sexual meaning, it may also be interpreted non-sexually to simply mean “she is trying to get your attention because she has something…”
Oirya v. Brigham Young Univ. (D. Utah 2020). · cites it 2× “Utah Code § 78B-2-302(4). Here, the alleged defamatory conduct occurred on February 18, 2015.”
J White L.C. v. Wiseman (D. Utah 2020). · cites it 2× “72 On July 26, 2012, Wiseman proposed that WWIG provide a portion of its received premiums to the rental property owners in order to guarantee 67 See Albion Int’l, Inc.”
Greer v. Moon (D. Utah 2021). · cites it 2× “False Light “A prima facie case for false light requires a plaintiff to demonstrate that (1) the defendant publicized a matter concerning the plaintiff that placed the plaintiff before the public in a false light, (2) the false light in which the plaintiff was placed would be…”
Wardley v. McLachlan (D. Utah 2021). “5 and § 78B-2-302(2). The first statute, under which McLachlan pleads this cause of action, sets the statute of limitations for wrongful lis pendens claims requesting damages at three years.”
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— Utah Code § 78B-2-302(1) — 1 case
J White L.C. v. Wiseman (D. Utah 2020). “72 On July 26, 2012, Wiseman proposed that WWIG provide a portion of its received premiums to the rental property owners in order to guarantee 67 See Albion Int’l, Inc.”
— Utah Code § 78B-2-302(2) — 2 cases
Roberts v. C.R. England, Inc., 318 F.R.D. 457 (D. Utah 2017). “Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-302(2). . Id. § 13-15-6(2).”
Wardley v. McLachlan (D. Utah 2021). “5 and § 78B-2-302(2). The first statute, under which McLachlan pleads this cause of action, sets the statute of limitations for wrongful lis pendens claims requesting damages at three years.”
— Utah Code § 78B-2-302(3) — 2 cases
Morgan v. Dep't of Com., 2017 UT App 225 (Utah Ct. App. 2017). “" See Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-302(3) (LexisNexis Supp.”
Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Zurixx (D. Utah 2020). “”) under Counts 8 and 9; (3) whether the Utah Division of 4 Consumer Protection (“the Division”) can assert the state’s regulatory power over Zurixx’s activities in other states for purposes of Counts 5 through 9; and (4) whether the Division’s request for disgorgement, civil…”
— Utah Code § 78B-2-302(4) — 6 cases
Craig v. Provo City, 2015 UT App 145 (Utah Ct. App. 2015). “The court's analysis was confined to whether the UGIA's statute of limitations displaced the general limitations period set forth in Utah Code section 78B-2-302(4) for filing defamation and false-imprisonment actions.”
Lavender v. FCOI Preserve, 2025 UT App 47 (Utah Ct. App. 2025). “Lavender then identified two different statutes of limitation that “might, arguably, apply”—a one-year limitation under Utah Code section 78B-2-302(4) and a three-year limitation under Utah Code section 78B-2-305(1).”
Lester v. Conoco Phillips (D. Utah 2021). “”26 The “she’s staring at you, she must want you” statement is capable of at least two interpretations. While it may be interpreted as having a sexual meaning, it may also be interpreted non-sexually to simply mean “she is trying to get your attention because she has something…”
Oirya v. Brigham Young Univ. (D. Utah 2020). “Utah Code § 78B-2-302(4). Here, the alleged defamatory conduct occurred on February 18, 2015.”
Greer v. Moon (D. Utah 2021). “False Light “A prima facie case for false light requires a plaintiff to demonstrate that (1) the defendant publicized a matter concerning the plaintiff that placed the plaintiff before the public in a false light, (2) the false light in which the plaintiff was placed would be…”
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