Defamation · Washington
For Defamation · Washington, limitation period is two years; section is 4.16.100; how the statute describes it is An action for libel, slander, assault, assault and battery, or false imprisonment, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.
- Type of claim
- Defamation our reading
- State
- Washington verified
- Limitation period
- two years verified
- How the statute describes it
- An action for libel, slander, assault, assault and battery, or false imprisonment verified
- Section
- 4.16.100 verified
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What the source says
RCW 4.16.100 Actions limited to two years. Within two years: (1) An action for libel, slander, assault, assault and battery, or false imprisonment.
— app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25
Source
- app.leg.wa.govhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=4.16.100