# Written contract · California — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Written contract · California, limitation period is Within four years; section is 337; how the statute describes it is An action upon any contract, obligation or liability founded upon an instrument in writing, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Written contract _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** California _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** Within four years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** An action upon any contract, obligation or liability founded upon an instrument in writing _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 337 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 337. Within four years: (a) An action upon any contract, obligation or liability founded upon an instrument in writing, except as provided in Section 336a;

## 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.
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