Statute of limitations

1. Law
2. District of Columbia Code
3. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]
4. Uniform Commercial Code
5. Bank Deposits and Collections
6. General Provisions and Definitions
7. Statute of limitations

An action to enforce an obligation, duty, or right arising under this article must be commenced within 3 years after the cause of action accrues.

(Mar. 23, 1995, D.C. Law 10-249, § 2(e), 42 DCR 467.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 28:4-111.

Uniform Commercial Code Comment

This section conforms to the period of limitations set by Section 3-118(g) for actions for breach of warranty and to enforce other obligations, duties or rights arising under Article 3. Bracketing “cause of action” recognizes that some states use a different term, such as “claim for relief.”

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