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

For Fraud · Minnesota, limitation period is six years; when the clock starts is the cause of action shall not be deemed to have accrued until the discovery by the aggrieved party of the facts constituting the fraud; how the statute describes it is for relief on the ground of fraud, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Fraud _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Minnesota _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** six years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** for relief on the ground of fraud _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** the cause of action shall not be deemed to have accrued until the discovery by the aggrieved party of the facts constituting the fraud _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Except where the Uniform Commercial Code otherwise prescribes, the following actions shall be commenced within six years: (1) upon a contract or other obligation, express or implied, as to which no other limitation is expressly prescribed; (2) upon a liability created by statute, other than those arising upon a penalty or forfeiture or where a shorter period is provided by section <https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2025/cite/541.07> 541.07 ; (3) for a trespass upon real estate; (4) for taking, detaining, or injuring personal property, including actions for the specific recovery thereof; (5) for criminal conversation, or for any other injury to the person or rights of another, not arising on contract, and not hereinafter enumerated; (6) for relief on the ground of fraud, in which case the cause of action shall not be deemed to have accrued until the discovery by the aggrieved party of the facts constituting the fraud;

## Source

- https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/541.05

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/).