# Oral contract · Washington — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Oral contract · Washington, limitation period is three years; section is 4.16.080; how the statute describes it is an action upon a contract or liability, express or implied, which is not in writing, and does not arise out of any written instrument, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Oral contract _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Washington _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** three years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** an action upon a contract or liability, express or implied, which is not in writing, and does not arise out of any written instrument _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 4.16.080 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> RCW 4.16.080 Actions limited to three years. The following actions shall be commenced within three years: (1) An action for waste or trespass upon real property; (2) An action for taking, detaining, or injuring personal property, including an action for the specific recovery thereof, or for any other injury to the person or rights of another not hereinafter enumerated; (3) Except as provided in RCW <http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.16.040> 4.16.040 (2), an action upon a contract or liability, express or implied, which is not in writing, and does not arise out of any written instrument;

## Source

- https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=4.16.080

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/).