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

For Written contract · Nevada, limitation period is 6 years; section is NRS 11.190; how the statute describes it is An action upon a contract, obligation or liability founded upon an instrument in writing, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Written contract _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Nevada
- **Limitation period:** 6 years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** An action upon a contract, obligation or liability founded upon an instrument in writing _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** NRS 11.190 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> NRS 11.190 Periods of limitation. Except as otherwise provided in <https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-040.html#NRS040Sec4639> NRS 40.4639 , <https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-125B.html#NRS125BSec050> 125B.050 and <https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-217.html#NRS217Sec007> 217.007 , actions other than those for the recovery of real property, unless further limited by specific statute, may only be commenced as follows: 1. Within 6 years: (a) Except as otherwise provided in <https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-062B.html#NRS062BSec420> NRS 62B.420 and <https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-176.html#NRS176Sec275> 176.275 , an action upon a judgment or decree of any court of the United States, or of any state or territory within the United States, or the renewal thereof. (b) An action upon a contract, obligation or liability founded upon an instrument in writing, except those mentioned in the preceding sections of this chapter.

## Source

- https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-011.html

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
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