1, delivery order disputes can be prosecuted for four years. You can sue as long as you meet the conditions for prosecution. However, if the limitation of action is exceeded, and the other party raises the defense of limitation of action and finds out that there is no reason for suspension, interruption or extension, the judgment will reject his claim and he will lose the right to win the lawsuit.
2. Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 188
The limitation period for requesting protection of civil rights from the people's court is three years. Where there are other provisions in the law, those provisions shall prevail. The limitation period of action shall be counted from the date when the creditor knows or should know that the right is damaged and the debtor knows it. Where there are other provisions in the law, those provisions shall prevail. However, the people's court shall not protect the rights that have been damaged for more than 20 years. Under special circumstances, the people's court may decide to extend the time according to the application of the obligee.
Second, the delivery note is not standardized.
At present, there is no uniform style for the delivery forms of enterprises, which are all made by enterprises themselves, usually in triplicate, but the function of each joint form is not indicated. Such as dunning, bookkeeping, stubs and so on. Some buyers give money to suppliers through banks, and suppliers give bills of lading to buyers.
Briefly talk about preventive measures:
1, the delivery note must be standardized, and the description part below the delivery note must indicate the functions such as stub, dunning and bookkeeping. For example, the reminder is for the other party, and leaving it for the other party's account does not mean that the payment has been made. The stub is kept by yourself, and the signature of the other party must be on the stub on the first page.
2. After the other party pays, it can only send a reminder, not a stub. If the other party pays through the bank, you can't give it a receipt. The bank remittance or transfer receipt is evidence.
3. Clean up the accounts in time and write words. For example, the accounts before a certain day of a certain year have been settled, so far, how much money the buyer still owes the seller, and the previous transaction vouchers of both parties can not be used as creditor's rights and debts.