Written contract · Washington
For Written contract · Washington, limitation period is six years; section is 4.16.040; how the statute describes it is An action upon a contract in writing, or liability express or implied arising out of a written agreement, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.
- Type of claim
- Written contract our reading
- State
- Washington verified
- Limitation period
- six years verified
- How the statute describes it
- An action upon a contract in writing, or liability express or implied arising out of a written agreement verified
- Section
- 4.16.040 verified
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What the source says
RCW 4.16.040 Actions limited to six years. The following actions shall be commenced within six years: (1) An action upon a contract in writing, or liability express or implied arising out of a written agreement,
— app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25
Source
- app.leg.wa.govhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=4.16.040