US Personal Injury : Limitation Periods

The limitations periods set forth below for negligence cases should not be relied on without the assistance of an lawyer qualified in the particular US state. The law in that state may have changed. Also, different deadlines apply to different kinds of personal injury and other cases. DO NOT assume that the deadline stated in this list applies to your case. This list represents a beginning step only in determining whether the statute of limitations has expired on your claim.

State Statute Term
Alabama
Code of Alabama Section 6-2-38 2 years
Alaska
Alaska Statutes Section 09 10.070 2 years
Arizona
Arizona Revised Statutes Section 12-542 2 years
California

If the statute of limitations on a claim has not run before the amendment, on 1/1/03, then it is a 2-year statute, so accidents in 2002 can benefit from the 2 year statute of limitations. Calif. Civ. Procedure code Section 335.1

1 year for accidents before January 1, 2003

2 years for accidents after January 1, 2003.

Colorado

Colorado Revised Statutes Section 13-80-102 2 years
Connecticut

Connecticut General Statutes Section 52-584 2 years
D.C.

District of Columbia Code Section 12-301 3 years
Delaware

Delaware Code Annotated cc 8107, 8119 2 years
Florida

Florida Statutes Section 95.11 4 years
Georgia

Georgia Code Ann. Section 3-1004 2 years
Hawaii

Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 657-7 2 years
Idaho

Idaho Code Section 5-219 2 years
Illinois

Illinois Statutes Ann. Section 13-202 2 years
Indiana

Indiana Code Ann. Section 34-1-2-2 2 years
Iowa

Iowa Code Annotated Section 614.1 2 years
Kansas

Kansas Statutes Annotated Section 60.513 2 year
Louisiana

Louisiana Civil Code Section 3492 1 years
Maine

Maine Revised Statutes Ann. Section 752 6 years
Maryland

Maryland Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code, 3 years
Massachusetts

Massachusetts General Laws Ann. Ch. 260, 3 years
Michigan

Michigan Compiled Laws Section 600.5805S 3 years
Mississippi

Mississippi Code Annotated Section 15-1-49 3 years
Missouri

Missouri Statute Annotated 35 Section 516.120 5 years
Montana

Montana Code Annotated Section 27-2-204, 27-2-207 3 years
Nebraska

Revised Statutes of Nebraska Section 25-208 4 years
Nevada

Nevada Revised Statutes Annotated Section 11.190 2 years
New Mexico

New Mexico Statutes Ann. Section 37-1-8 3 years
New York

NEW YORK CIV. PRAC.R. Section 214 3 years
North Dakota

North Dakota Century Code Section 28-01-16 6 years
Ohio

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. Section 2305.10 2 years
Oklahoma

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated Title 12 Section 95 2 years
Oregon

Oregon Revised Statutes Section 12.110 2 years
Pennsylvania

42 PA Con. Stat. Annotated Section 5524 2 years
Rhode Island

General Laws of Rhode Island Section 9-1-14 3 years
South Carolina

South Carolina Code Ann. Section 15-3-530 3 years
South Dakota

South Dakota Comp. Laws Ann. 3 years
Tennessee

Tennessee Code Annotated Section 28-3-104 1 year
Texas

Texas Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. 2 Section 16.003 2 years
Utah

Utah Code Annotated Section 78-12-25 4 years
Vermont

Vermont Statutes Ann. Title 12, Section 512 3 years
Virginia

Virginia code Section 8.01-243 2 years
Washington

Revised Code of Washington Ann.Section 4.16.020 3 years
West Virginia

West Virginia Code Section 55-2-12 2 years
Wisconsin

Wisconsin Statutes Annotated Section 893.54 3 years
Wyoming

Wyoming Statutes Annotated Section 1-3-105 4 years
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