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

For Written contract · Virginia, limitation period is five years; when the clock starts is next after the cause of action shall have accrued; how the statute describes it is In actions on any contract that is not otherwise specified and that is in writing and signed by the party to be charged thereby, or by his agent, within five years, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Written contract _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Virginia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** five years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** In actions on any contract that is not otherwise specified and that is in writing and signed by the party to be charged thereby, or by his agent, within five years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** next after the cause of action shall have accrued _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Subject to the provisions of § <https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-243/> 8.01-243 regarding injuries to person and property and of § <https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-245/> 8.01-245 regarding the application of limitations to fiduciaries, and their bonds, actions founded upon a contract, other than actions on a judgment or decree, shall be brought within the following number of years next after the cause of action shall have accrued: 1. In actions or upon a recognizance, except recognizance of bail in a civil suit, within 10 years; and in actions or motions upon a recognizance of bail in a civil suit, within three years, omitting from the computation of such three years such time as the right to sue out such execution shall have been suspended by injunction, supersedeas or other process; 2. In actions on any contract that is not otherwise specified and that is in writing and signed by the party to be charged thereby, or by his agent, within five years whether such writing be under seal or not;

## Source

- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title8.01/chapter4/section8.01-246/

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