Defamation · California

For Defamation · California, limitation period is Within one year; section is 340; how the statute describes it is An action for libel, slander, false imprisonment, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

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What the source says

340. Within one year: (a) An action upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture, if the action is given to an individual, or to an individual and the state, except if the statute imposing it prescribes a different limitation. (b) An action upon a statute for a forfeiture or penalty to the people of this state. (c) An action for libel, slander, false imprisonment, seduction of a person below the age of legal consent,

— leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25

Source

• leginfo.legislature.ca.govhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=CCP&division=&title=2.&part=2&chapter=3&article=

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