Personal Injury Statute of Limitations Overview

The time limitations which you can file a lawsuit for injury cases:

State	Time Limitation	Title, Chapter, Article Number
Alabama	2 years	Title 6, Ch. 2, 6-2-38
Alaska	2 years	Sec. 9.10.070
Arizona	2 years	Title 12, Article 3, Sec. 12-542
Arkansas	3 years (libel, wrongful death), 2 years med malpractice; 1 year slander	Secs. 16-56-104, 16-56-105, 16-114-203, 16-62-102
California	1 year	Code of Civ. Proc. Sec. 340
Colorado	2 years	Colo. Rev. Stat. Sec. 13-80-102
Connecticut	2 years	Conn. Gen. State. Sec. 52-584
Delaware	2 years	Title 10, Ch. 81, Sec. 8119
DC	3 years	Title 12, Ch. 3, Sec. 12-301
Florida	4 years	Title 8, Ch. 95, Sec. 95.11
Georgia	2 years	Sec. 9-3-33
Hawaii	2 years	Rev. Stat. Sec. 657.7
Idaho	2 years	Title 5, Ch. 2, Sec. 5-219
Illinois	2 years	Ch. 735, Act 5, Art 13, Sec. 13-202
Indiana	2 years	Title 34, Art. 11, Ch. 2, Sec. 34-11-2-4
Iowa	2 years	Chapter 614, Section 614.1
Kansas	2 years	Chapter 60, Art 5, Sec. 60-513
Kentuky	1 year	Title 36, Chapter 413, Sec. 413.140
Louisiana	1 year	Ci. Code. Art. 3492
Maine	6 years	Title 14,Part 2, Ch. 205, Sub. 1, Sec. 752
Maryland	3 years	Courts and Judicial Proceedings, Sec. 5-101
Massachusetts	3 years	Title 5, Ch. 260, Secs. 2A and 4
Michigan	3 years	Chapter 600, Act 236, Ch. 58, Sec. 600.5805, number 9
Minnesota	2 years	Ch. 541, Sec 541.05, 541.07
Mississippi	3 years	Title 15, Ch. 1, Sec. 15-1-49
Missouri	5 years	Title 35, Ch. 516, Sec. 516.120
Montana	3 years	Title 27, Ch. 2, 27-2-204 and 27-2-207
Nebraska	4 years	Title 25, Section 207, 25-207
Nevada	2 years	Chapter 11, Sec 11.190
New Hampshire	3 years	Chapter 508, Sec. 508.4
New Jersey	2 years	Title 2A, Ch. 14, Sec. 2A:14-2
New Mexico	3 years	Ch. 37, Art. 1, Sec. 37-1-8
New York	3 years	Civil Practice Laws and Rules, Art. 2, Sec. 214
N. Carolina	3 years	Title 1, Section 1-52
N. Dakota	6 years; 2 years in wrongful death	Title 28, Ch. 1, Secs. 28-01-16 and 28-01-18
Ohio	2 years	Title 23, Ch. 5, Sec. 2305.10
Oklahoma	2 years	Title 12, Ch. 3, Sec. 95
Oregon	2 years	Ch. 12, Sec. 12.110
Pennsylvania	2 years	42 PA Con. Stat. Section 5524
Rhode Island	3 years	Title 9, Ch. 1, Sec. 9-1-14
S. Carolina	3 years	Title 15, Ch. 3, Sec. 15-3-530
S. Dakota	3 years	Title 15, Ch. 2, Sec. 15-2-14
Tennessee	1 year	Title 28, Ch. 3, Sec. 28-3-104
Texas	2 years	Civ. Prac. & Rem Code, Title 2, Ch. 16, Sec. 16.003
Utah	4 years	Title 78, Ch. 12, Sec. 78-12-25
Vermont	3 years	Title 12, Part 2, Ch. 23, Subch. 2, Sec. 512
Virginia	2 years	Title 8.01, Ch. 4, Sec. 8.01-243
Washington	3 years	Title 4, Ch. 16, Sec. 4.16.080
West Virginia	2 years	Title 55, Ch. 2, Sec. 55-2-12
Wisconsin	3 years	Chapter 893, Sec. 893.54
Wyoming	4 years	Title 1, Ch. 3, Sec. 1-3-105

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