Ala. Code § 8-27-5 : — COMMERCIAL LAW AND CONSUMER PROTECTIONALABAMA TRADE SECRETS ACT —27-5 - Statute of limitation TEXT PDF An action for misappropriation must be brought within two years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered. Ala. Code § 8-27-5 (1975) Acts 1987, No. 87-669, p. 1195, §4.