Statute of Limitations for Discovery Rule in Washington

How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for US-WA discovery rule SOL (Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.080(4)) is Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.080(4).

Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.080(4). 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 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; (4) An action for relief upon the ground of fraud, the cause of action in such case not to be deemed to have accrued until the discovery by the aggrieved party of the facts constituting the fraud;

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Sources

• Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.080(4) — RCW 4.16.080 Actions limited to three years

All sources are official primary law published by app.leg.wa.gov.

Corroboration method: government_primary_source_direct_fetch.