# Defamation · North Carolina — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Defamation · North Carolina, limitation period is one year; section is 1-54; how the statute describes it is For libel and slander, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Defamation _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** North Carolina _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** one year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** For libel and slander _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 1-54 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 1-54. One year. Within one year an action or proceeding - (1) Repealed by Session Laws 1975, c. 252, s. 5. (2) Upon a statute, for a penalty or forfeiture, where the action is given to the State alone, or in whole or in part to the party aggrieved, or to a common informer, except where the statute imposing it prescribes a different limitation. (3) For libel and slander.

## Source

- https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByArticle/Chapter_1/Article_5.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/).