RCW 4.100.090: Actions for compensation—Deadlines for commencing.

(1) Except as provided in RCW 4.100.070, an action for compensation under this chapter must be commenced within six years after the grant of a pardon or other executive relief, the grant of judicial relief and satisfaction of other conditions described in this chapter, or release from custody, whichever is later. Any action by the state challenging or appealing the grant of judicial relief or release from custody shall toll the six-year period.

(2) Any person meeting the criteria set forth in this chapter who was wrongly convicted before June 11, 2026, who maintained his or her innocence and entered a plea pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970) or State v. Newton, 87 Wn.2d 363 (1976) may commence an action under this chapter within three years after June 11, 2026.

(3) Any person whose claim for compensation under this chapter was denied pursuant to RCW 4.100.080 as it existed prior to amendment by section 7, chapter 224, Laws of 2026 may file a motion to have the claim reconsidered within one year after June 11, 2026.