Assault or battery · Wyoming

For Assault or battery · Wyoming, limitation period is one (1) year; when the clock starts is after the cause of action accrues; section is 1-3-105; how the statute describes it is Assault or battery not including sexual assault, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

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What the source says

1-3-105. Actions other than recovery of real property. (a) Civil actions other than for the recovery of real property can only be brought within the following periods after the cause of action accrues: (i) Within ten (10) years, an action upon a specialty or any contract, agreement or promise in writing; (ii) Within eight (8) years, an action: (A) Upon a contract not in writing, either express or implied; or (B) Upon a liability created by statute other than a forfeiture or penalty. (iii) Within five (5) years after the debtor establishes residence in Wyoming, an action on a foreign claim, judgment or contract, express or implied, contracted or incurred and accrued before the debtor became a resident of Wyoming; (iv) Within four (4) years, an action for: (A) Trespass upon real property; (B) The recovery of personal property or for taking, detaining or injuring personal property; (C) An injury to the rights of the plaintiff, not arising on contract and not herein enumerated; and (D) For relief on the ground of fraud. (v) Within one (1) year, an action for: (A) Libel or slander; (B) Assault or battery not including sexual assault;

— wyoleg.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25

Source

• wyoleg.govhttps://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf

Last verified against source: 2026-08-25. Due for re-check by 2027-08-25. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.