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Personal Injury Statute of Limitations by State

Personal injury filing deadlines for all 50 states and DC, with separate deadlines for vehicle crashes and wrongful death where they differ, and the statute behind each.

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StatePersonal injuryVehicle crashWrongful deathSource
Alabama2 yearsSame2 yearsAla. Code § 6-2-38
Alaska2 yearsSame2 yearsAlaska Stat. § 09.10.070
Arizona2 yearsSame2 yearsAriz. Rev. Stat. § 12-542
Arkansas3 yearsSame3 yearsArk. Code § 16-56-105
California2 yearsSame2 yearsCal. Civ. Proc. Code § 335.1
Colorado2 years3 years2 yearsColo. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-80-102, 13-80-101(1)(n)
Connecticut2 yearsSame2 yearsConn. Gen. Stat. § 52-584
Delaware2 yearsSame2 yearsDel. Code tit. 10, § 8119
District of Columbia3 yearsSame2 yearsD.C. Code § 12-301(8)
Florida2 years4 years before Mar 24, 2023Same2 yearsFla. Stat. § 95.11
Georgia2 yearsSame2 yearsO.C.G.A. § 9-3-33
Hawaii2 yearsSame2 yearsHaw. Rev. Stat. § 657-7
Idaho2 yearsSame2 yearsIdaho Code § 5-219
Illinois2 yearsSame2 years735 ILCS 5/13-202
Indiana2 yearsSame2 yearsInd. Code § 34-11-2-4
Iowa2 yearsSame2 yearsIowa Code § 614.1(2)
Kansas2 yearsSame2 yearsKan. Stat. § 60-513
Kentucky1 year2 years1 yearKy. Rev. Stat. §§ 413.140, 304.39-230
Louisiana2 years1 year before Jul 1, 2024Same1 yearLa. Civ. Code art. 3493.1
Maine6 yearsSame3 yearsMe. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 752
Maryland3 yearsSame3 yearsMd. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101
Massachusetts3 yearsSame3 yearsMass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2A
Michigan3 yearsSame3 yearsMich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805
Minnesota6 yearsSame3 yearsMinn. Stat. § 541.05
Mississippi3 yearsSame3 yearsMiss. Code § 15-1-49
Missouri5 yearsSame3 yearsMo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120
Montana3 yearsSame3 yearsMont. Code § 27-2-204
Nebraska4 yearsSame2 yearsNeb. Rev. Stat. § 25-207
Nevada2 yearsSame2 yearsNev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(4)(e)
New Hampshire3 yearsSame3 yearsN.H. Rev. Stat. § 508:4
New Jersey2 yearsSame2 yearsN.J. Stat. § 2A:14-2
New Mexico3 yearsSame3 yearsN.M. Stat. § 37-1-8
New York3 yearsSame2 yearsN.Y. CPLR § 214(5)
North Carolina3 yearsSame2 yearsN.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52
North Dakota6 yearsSame2 yearsN.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-16
Ohio2 yearsSame2 yearsOhio Rev. Code § 2305.10
Oklahoma2 yearsSame2 yearsOkla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95(A)
Oregon2 yearsSame3 yearsOr. Rev. Stat. § 12.110
Pennsylvania2 yearsSame2 years42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524
Rhode Island3 yearsSame3 yearsR.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14
South Carolina3 yearsSame3 yearsS.C. Code § 15-3-530
South Dakota3 yearsSame3 yearsS.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-14
Tennessee1 yearSame1 yearTenn. Code § 28-3-104
Texas2 yearsSame2 yearsTex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003
Utah4 yearsSame2 yearsUtah Code § 78B-2-307
Vermont3 yearsSame2 yearsVt. Stat. tit. 12, § 512
Virginia2 yearsSame2 yearsVa. Code § 8.01-243
Washington3 yearsSame3 yearsWash. Rev. Code § 4.16.080
West Virginia2 yearsSame2 yearsW. Va. Code § 55-2-12
Wisconsin3 yearsSame3 yearsWis. Stat. § 893.54
Wyoming4 yearsSame2 yearsWyo. Stat. § 1-3-105

Last reviewed October 2026. Rules change: check the statute or ask a lawyer licensed in the state before relying on any row. Data feed: JSON.

What these deadlines mean

The statute of limitations is the last day to file a lawsuit in court. It is not a deadline to settle, and talking to an insurer does not pause it. If the date passes, the court will almost always dismiss the case.

Exceptions that change the date

  • Discovery rule: some injuries are not known at once, and the clock may start when they are discovered
  • Minors: many states pause the deadline until an injured child turns 18
  • Government claims: a written notice of claim is usually due within months
  • Medical malpractice: often has its own shorter deadline and an outer limit (statute of repose)

Recent changes

Florida cut its negligence deadline from four years to two for claims arising after March 24, 2023. Louisiana raised its deadline from one year to two for injuries on or after July 1, 2024.

Find your exact date with the statute of limitations calculator.