If the court determines that the limitation period of another state applicable under RCW 4.18.020 and 4.18.030 is substantially different from the limitation period of this state and has not afforded a fair opportunity to sue upon, or imposes an unfair burden in defending against, the claim, the limitation period of this state applies.
RCW 4.18.040
Application of limitation period of other state—Unfairness.
Known as the Uniform Conflict of Law
The act spans §§ 4–4 (7 sections).
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 124 Wash. 2d 205 - Rice v. Dow Chemical Co. (1994)
Most recently applied in 184 Wash. 2d 911 - Woodward v. Taylor (January 2016)
1983 c 152 s 4.
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.