Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-102 (2026)

When actions may be commenced.

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Civil actions can only be commenced within the periods
prescribed in this chapter, after the cause of action accrues,
but where a different limitation is prescribed by statute, that
shall govern.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: Corkill v. Knowles, 955 P.2d 438 (Wyo. 1998).

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Corkill v. Knowles, 955 P.2d 438 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 5× “[3] Wyoming Statute § 1-3-102 provides that civil actions must be commenced within the periods described in Chapter 3 of the first title of our statutes (where our general statute of limitations is found) after the cause of action accrues, unless a different limitation period is…”

Rodriguez v. Casey, 2002 WY 111 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 2× “See Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-3-102 , 1-3-103, 1-3-104, 1-3-105, 1-3-107, 1-3-108, 1-3-109, 1-3-111, 1-3-113, 1-3-114, 1-3-115, 1-3-116, and 1-3-118 (LexisNexis 2001).”

Adelizzi v. Stratton, 2010 WY 148 (Wyo. 2010). · cites it 2× “Further, the concept of "when the cause of action accrues," which defines every other period of limitation found in Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-3-102 through 1-8-116 (Lexis-Nexis 2009), is not present in Wyo.”

Lucky Gate Ranch, L.L.C. v. Baker & Assocs., Inc., 2009 WY 69 (Wyo. 2009). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-102 provides: "Civil actions can only be commenced within the periods prescribed in this chapter, after the cause of action accrues, but where a different limitation is prescribed by statute, that shall govern.”

Edwards v. Fogarty, 962 P.2d 879 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 3× “§ 1-3-102 (1997) (emphasis added). The survivors, those for whom the personal representative is authorized to bring a wrongful death action, are not injured until the death of the decedent.”

McCreary v. Weast, 971 P.2d 974 (Wyo. 1999). · cites it 2× “W.S. § 1-3-102. (b) ... a civil action based upon sexual assault .”

Bankers Stand. Ins. Co., a Pennsylvania Co. v. Jtec, Inc., a Wyoming Corp., 2025 WY 51 (Wyo. 2025). · cites it 2× “3d at 65 (comparing § 1-3-107 with Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-102 ). Based on a plain reading of § 1-3-107, and the absence of “accrued” from its text, we concluded “the time for filing suit is governed by the date when the ‘act, error or omission’ occurs, rather than the date when…”

Cox v. City of Cheyenne, 2003 WY 146 (2003). “The statute of limitation for declaratory judgments is found in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-102 which provides that civil actions may be brought as prescribed by that chapter unless a different limitation is prescribed by statute in which case that limitation will govern.”

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