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Section 36-406 - Statute of limitations

Statute of limitations

An action for misappropriation must be brought within 3 years after the misappropriation is discovered or, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim.

CREDIT(S)

(Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-216, § 7, 36 DCR 519.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 48-506.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 7-216, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 36-401.
Uniform Law
This section is based upon § 6 of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. See 14 Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on WESTLAW.

Current through September 13, 2012

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