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

For Defamation · Ohio, limitation period is within one year; when the clock starts is after the cause of action accrued; how the statute describes it is An action for libel, slander, malicious prosecution, or false imprisonment, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Defamation _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Ohio _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** within one year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** An action for libel, slander, malicious prosecution, or false imprisonment _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the cause of action accrued _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (A) An action for libel, slander, malicious prosecution, or false imprisonment, an action for malpractice other than an action upon a medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic claim, an action for legal malpractice against an attorney or a law firm or legal professional association, or an action upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrued,

## Source

- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2305.11

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/).