Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-105
An action for assault, libel, or slander shall be filed within one year from the date it accrues.
Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 488.
Formerly Art. 57, § 1.