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

For Written contract · New Hampshire, limitation period is 3 years; section is 508:4; how the statute describes it is all personal actions, except actions for slander or libel, may be brought only within 3 years of the act or omission complained of, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Written contract _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** New Hampshire _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** 3 years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** all personal actions, except actions for slander or libel, may be brought only within 3 years of the act or omission complained of _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 508:4 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 508:4 Personal Actions. – I. Except as otherwise provided by law, all personal actions, except actions for slander or libel, may be brought only within 3 years of the act or omission complained of

## Source

- https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/LII/508/508-mrg.htm

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/).