{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-20-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 55-20-7","heading":"Statute of limitations.","body":"(a) Any action under this article for:\n(1) An unauthorized disclosure may not be brought later than four years from the date:\n(A) The disclosure was discovered; or\n(B) Should have been discovered with the exercise of reasonable diligence.\n(2) A threat to disclose may not be brought later than four years from the date of the threat to disclose.\n(b) Except as otherwise provided in §55-20-7(c) of this code, this section is subject to the tolling of statutes of this state.\n(c) In an action under §55-20-3(a) of this code by a depicted individual who was a minor on the date of the disclosure or threat to disclose, the time specified in §55-20-7(a) of this code does not begin to run until the depicted individual attains the age of majority.","path":["CHAPTER 55. ACTIONS, SUITS AND ARBITRATION; JUDICIAL SALE.","ARTICLE 20. CIVIL REMEDIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/55-20-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:01Z","sha256":"e66ff8296c991a8b3ca446587bd584ca70057083e27e041ce6776f312eff1ae5","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-20-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-55-20-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}