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Wash. Rev. Code § 38.42.090 (2026)

Computation of statutes of limitation

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(1) The period of a service member's military service may not be included in computing any period limited by law, rule, or order, for the bringing of any action or proceeding in a court, or in any board bureau, commission, department, or other agency of a state, or political subdivision of a state, or the United States by or against the service member or the service member's dependents, heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns.
(2) A period of military service may not be included in computing any period provided by law for the redemption of real property sold or forfeited to enforce an obligation, tax, or assessment.
(3) This section does not apply to any period of limitation prescribed by or under the internal revenue laws of the United States.
[ 2005 c 254 s 9.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2019–2023 · leading case: Copper Creek (Marysville) Homeowners Ass'n v. Kurtz, 532 P.3d 601 (Wash. 2023).
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Copper Creek (Marysville) Homeowners Ass'n v. Kurtz, 532 P.3d 601 (Wash. 2023). “§§ 3901-4043 ; RCW 38.42.090. The Court of Appeals held that “the SCRA ceased to toll the statute of limitations” once Shawn received his bankruptcy discharge order because “[w]ithout Shawn’s personal liability, the debt, as evidenced by the note, was no longer enforceable…”
Lawrence T. Cantrell v. United Servs. Auto. Assoc. (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “Calculation of the statute of limitations as applied to service members is specifically addressed in RCW 38.42.090(1), which states: The period of a service member's military service may not be included in computing any period limited by law, rule, or order, for the bringing of…”
Copper Creek Homeowners Ass'n, V. Wilmington Sav. Fund Soc'y (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “ting any period limited by law, regulation, or order for the bringing of any action or proceeding in a court or in any board, bureau, commission, department, or other agency of a State (or 5 Washington has an equivalent statute that provides, “The period of a service member’s…”
Copper Creek Homeowners Ass'n, V. Wilmington Sav. Fund Soc'y (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “As a result, the SCRA tolled any court action involving Shawn 5 Washington has an equivalent statute that provides, “The period of a service member’s military service may not be included in computing any period limited by law, rule, or order, for the bringing of any action or…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 38.42.090(1) — 3 cases
Lawrence T. Cantrell v. United Servs. Auto. Assoc. (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “Calculation of the statute of limitations as applied to service members is specifically addressed in RCW 38.42.090(1), which states: The period of a service member's military service may not be included in computing any period limited by law, rule, or order, for the bringing of…”
Copper Creek Homeowners Ass'n, V. Wilmington Sav. Fund Soc'y (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “ting any period limited by law, regulation, or order for the bringing of any action or proceeding in a court or in any board, bureau, commission, department, or other agency of a State (or 5 Washington has an equivalent statute that provides, “The period of a service member’s…”
Copper Creek Homeowners Ass'n, V. Wilmington Sav. Fund Soc'y (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “As a result, the SCRA tolled any court action involving Shawn 5 Washington has an equivalent statute that provides, “The period of a service member’s military service may not be included in computing any period limited by law, rule, or order, for the bringing of any action or…”
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