# Statutory penalty · California — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Statutory penalty · California, limitation period is Within three years; section is 338; how the statute describes it is An action upon a liability created by statute, other than a penalty or forfeiture, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Statutory penalty _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** California _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** Within three years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** An action upon a liability created by statute, other than a penalty or forfeiture _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 338 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 338. Within three years: (a) An action upon a liability created by statute, other than a penalty or forfeiture.

## Source

- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=CCP&division=&title=2.&part=2&chapter=3&article=

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).