# Assault or battery · Kansas — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Assault or battery · Kansas, limitation period is one year; section is 60-514; how the statute describes it is An action for assault, battery, malicious prosecution, or false imprisonment, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Assault or battery _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Kansas _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** one year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** An action for assault, battery, malicious prosecution, or false imprisonment _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 60-514 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 60-514. Actions limited to one year. The following actions shall be brought within one year: (a) An action for libel or slander. (b) An action for assault, battery, malicious prosecution, or false imprisonment.

## Source

- https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch60/060_005_0014.html

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).