{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-36-406","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 36-406","heading":"Statute of limitations.","body":"An action for misappropriation must be brought within 3 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.","path":["Title 36. Trade Practices.","Chapter 4. Trade Secrets."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/36-406","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"97a3ba178fac06f7cf3d128a7ebf1ae5022a428cebb923420958a802824c333b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-36-405","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-36-407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}