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Assault or battery · Vermont

For Assault or battery · Vermont, limitation period is three years; when the clock starts is after the cause of action accrues; section is § 512; how the statute describes it is assault and battery, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

Type of claim
Assault or battery our reading
State
Vermont verified
Limitation period
three years verified
How the statute describes it
assault and battery verified
When the clock starts
after the cause of action accrues verified
Section
§ 512 verified
Sourcelegislature.vermont.gov
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DatasetCivil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

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What the source says

§ 512. Assault and battery; false imprisonment; slander and libel; injuries to person or property Actions for the following causes shall be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrues, and not after: (1) assault and battery;

legislature.vermont.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25

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