# Fraud · Colorado — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Fraud · Colorado, limitation period is three years; when the clock starts is after the cause of action accrues; section is 13-80-101; how the statute describes it is All actions for fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, or deceit, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Fraud _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Colorado _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** three years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** All actions for fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, or deceit _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the cause of action accrues _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 13-80-101 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 13-80-101. General limitation of actions - three years. (1) The following civil actions, regardless of the theory upon which suit is brought, or against whom suit is brought, shall be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrues, and not thereafter: (a) All contract actions, including personal contracts and actions under the "Uniform Commercial Code", except as otherwise provided in section 13-80-103.5; (b) Repealed. (c) All actions for fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, or deceit except those in section 13-80-102 (1)(j);

## Source

- https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-13.pdf

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/).