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

For Defamation · Rhode Island, limitation period is one year; when the clock starts is next after the words spoken; section is 9-1-14; how the statute describes it is Actions for words spoken, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Defamation _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Rhode Island
- **Limitation period:** one year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** Actions for words spoken _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** next after the words spoken _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 9-1-14 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 9-1-14. Limitation of actions for words spoken or personal injuries. (a) Actions for words spoken shall be commenced and sued within one year next after the words spoken, and not after.

## Source

- https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-1/9-1-14.HTM

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/).