Defamation · Oregon
For Defamation · Oregon, limitation period is one year; section is 12.120; how the statute describes it is An action for libel or slander, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.
- Type of claim
- Defamation our reading
- State
- Oregon verified
- Limitation period
- one year verified
- How the statute describes it
- An action for libel or slander verified
- Section
- 12.120 verified
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What the source says
12.120 Action on escape; action for defamation. (1) An action against a sheriff or other officer for the escape of a prisoner arrested or imprisoned on civil process; or (2) An action for libel or slander shall be commenced within one year.
— oregonlegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25
Source
- oregonlegislature.govhttps://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors012.html