Statute of limitations

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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.

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

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 48-506.

Editor's Notes

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


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