Defamation · Vermont
For Defamation · 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 slander and libel, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.
- Type of claim
- Defamation our reading
- State
- Vermont verified
- Limitation period
- three years verified
- How the statute describes it
- slander and libel verified
- When the clock starts
- after the cause of action accrues verified
- Section
- § 512 verified
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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; (2) false imprisonment; (3) slander and libel;
— legislature.vermont.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25
Source
- legislature.vermont.govhttp://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/12/023/00512