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

For Written contract · North Dakota, limitation period is six years; when the clock starts is after the claim for relief has accrued; section is 28-01-16; how the statute describes it is An action upon a contract, obligation, or liability, express or implied, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Written contract _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** North Dakota _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** six years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** An action upon a contract, obligation, or liability, express or implied _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the claim for relief has accrued _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 28-01-16 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 28-01-16. Actions having six-year limitations. The following actions must be commenced within six years after the claim for relief has accrued: 1. An action upon a contract, obligation, or liability, express or implied, subject to the provisions of sections 28-01-15 and 41-02-104.

## Source

- https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t28c01.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/).