Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 4 Civil Procedure - Chapter 4.18 Uniform Conflict Of Laws -- Limitations Act

• 4.18.010 Definitions
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Claim" means a right of action that may be asserted in a civil action or proceeding and includes a ...
• 4.18.020 Conflict of laws -- Limitation periods
  (1) Except as provided by RCW 4.18.040, if a claim is substantively based: (a) Upon the law of one other state, the limitation period of ...
• 4.18.030 Rules of law applicable to computation of limitation period
  If the statute of limitations of another state applies to the assertion of a claim in this state, the other state's relevant statutes and other ...
• 4.18.040 Application of limitation period of other state -- Unfairness
  If the court determines that the limitation period of another state applicable under RCW 4.18.020 and 4.18.030 is substantially different from the limitation period of ...
• 4.18.900 Short title
  This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Conflict of Laws -- Limitations Act.[1983 c 152 § 7.] ...
• 4.18.901 Application of chapter -- Existing and future claims
  This chapter applies to claims: (1) Accruing after July 24, 1983; or (2) Asserted in a civil action or proceeding more than one year after ...
• 4.18.902 Uniformity of application and construction of chapter
  This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter ...
• 4.18.903 Severability -- 1983 c 152
  If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...
• 4.18.904 Captions not law -- 1983 c 152
  Section captions used in this act constitute no part of the law.[1983 c 152 § 9.] ...

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