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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-105

Actions with limitation of three years

Applied in 159 court decisions — leading case Sturgis v. Skokos (1998)

Most recently applied in 2026 Ark. App. 100 - Judd Walker v. Jared Coleman, Tyler Pierce, Tom Jones, and Mike Kelley (February 2026)

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The following actions shall be commenced within three (3) years after the cause of action accrues:

(1) All actions founded upon any contract, obligation, or liability not under seal and not in writing, excepting such as are brought upon the judgment or decree of some court of record of the United States or of this or some other state;

(2) All actions for arrearages of rent not reserved by some instrument in writing, under seal;

(3) All actions founded on any contract or liability, expressed or implied;

(4) All actions for trespass on lands;

(5) All actions for libels; and

(6) All actions for taking or injuring any goods or chattels.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.