Civil Code section 3426.6

An action for misappropriation must be brought within three 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.

Source: Section 3426.6, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=3426.6. (updated Jan. 1, 1984; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_3426.6

Original Source: Section 3426.6, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=3426.6. (last accessed May 12, 2025).