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District of Columbia Official Code
Division V - LOCAL BUSINESS AFFAIRSTitle 36 - TRADE PRACTICES
Chapter 4 - TRADE SECRETS
Section 36-406 - Statute of limitations

D.C. Code § 36-406

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Current through codified legislation effective September 18, 2024
Section 36-406 - 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.

D.C. Code § 36-406

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

Uniform Law: This section is based upon § ,6 of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act.