(1) Except as provided by RCW 4.18.040, if a claim is substantively based:

Terms Used In Washington Code 4.18.020

  • Claim: means a right of action that may be asserted in a civil action or proceeding and includes a right of action created by statute. See Washington Code 4.18.010
  • State: means a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a foreign country, or a political subdivision of any of them. See Washington Code 4.18.010
(a) Upon the law of one other state, the limitation period of that state applies; or
(b) Upon the law of more than one state, the limitation period of one of those states, chosen by the law of conflict of laws of this state, applies.
(2) The limitation period of this state applies to all other claims.