All 50 states and DC · checked October 25, 2026

Personal injury statute of limitations by state

Most states give 2 or 3 years from the date of the injury to file a personal injury lawsuit. Choose a state for its deadline, statute, examples and a free calculator.

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1 year 2 states

Kentucky Tennessee

3 years 17 states

Arkansas District of Columbia Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi Montana New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Carolina Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Vermont Washington Wisconsin

4 years 3 states

Nebraska Utah Wyoming

5 years 1 state

Missouri

6 years 3 states

Maine Minnesota North Dakota

Statute of limitations chart

State	General	Car accidents	Law
Alabama	2 years	2 years	Ala. Code § 6-2-38
Alaska	2 years	2 years	Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070
Arizona	2 years	2 years	Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-542
Arkansas	3 years	3 years	Ark. Code § 16-56-105
California	2 years	2 years	Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 335.1
Colorado	2 years	3 years	Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102(1)(a)
Connecticut	2 years	2 years	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-584
Delaware	2 years	2 years	Del. Code tit. 10, § 8119
District of Columbia	3 years	3 years	D.C. Code § 12-301(8)
Florida	2 years	2 years	Fla. Stat. § 95.11 (negligence)
Georgia	2 years	2 years	Ga. Code § 9-3-33
Hawaii	2 years	2 years	Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-7
Idaho	2 years	2 years	Idaho Code § 5-219
Illinois	2 years	2 years	735 ILCS 5/13-202
Indiana	2 years	2 years	Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4
Iowa	2 years	2 years	Iowa Code § 614.1(2)
Kansas	2 years	2 years	Kan. Stat. § 60-513
Kentucky	1 year	2 years	Ky. Rev. Stat. § 413.140
Louisiana	2 years	2 years	La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1
Maine	6 years	6 years	Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 752
Maryland	3 years	3 years	Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101
Massachusetts	3 years	3 years	Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2A
Michigan	3 years	3 years	Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805
Minnesota	6 years	6 years	Minn. Stat. § 541.05, subd. 1
Mississippi	3 years	3 years	Miss. Code § 15-1-49
Missouri	5 years	5 years	Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120
Montana	3 years	3 years	Mont. Code § 27-2-204
Nebraska	4 years	4 years	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-207
Nevada	2 years	2 years	Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(4)(e)
New Hampshire	3 years	3 years	N.H. Rev. Stat. § 508:4
New Jersey	2 years	2 years	N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-2
New Mexico	3 years	3 years	N.M. Stat. § 37-1-8
New York	3 years	3 years	N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214(5)
North Carolina	3 years	3 years	N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52(16)
North Dakota	6 years	6 years	N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-16
Ohio	2 years	2 years	Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10
Oklahoma	2 years	2 years	Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95(A)(3)
Oregon	2 years	2 years	Or. Rev. Stat. § 12.110
Pennsylvania	2 years	2 years	42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524
Rhode Island	3 years	3 years	R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14
South Carolina	3 years	3 years	S.C. Code § 15-3-530
South Dakota	3 years	3 years	S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-14
Tennessee	1 year	1 year	Tenn. Code § 28-3-104
Texas	2 years	2 years	Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003
Utah	4 years	4 years	Utah Code § 78B-2-307
Vermont	3 years	3 years	Vt. Stat. tit. 12, § 512
Virginia	2 years	2 years	Va. Code § 8.01-243(A)
Washington	3 years	3 years	Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.080(2)
West Virginia	2 years	2 years	W. Va. Code § 55-2-12
Wisconsin	3 years	3 years	Wis. Stat. § 893.54
Wyoming	4 years	4 years	Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-105

General information, not legal advice. Florida and Louisiana deadlines depend on the injury date; see their pages.