Statute of Limitations by State

State	Personal injury	Written contract	Oral contract	Statute
Kentucky	1 year	10 years	5 years	Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 413.140
Tennessee	1 year	6 years	6 years	Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104
Alabama	2 years	6 years	6 years	Ala. Code Title 6. Civil Practice § 6-2-38
Alaska	2 years	3 years	3 years	Alaska Stat. Sec. 09.10.070
Arizona	2 years	6 years	3 years	Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12-542
California	2 years	4 years	2 years	Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 335.1
Colorado	2 years	3 years	3 years	Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102
Connecticut	2 years	6 years	3 years	Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-584
Delaware	2 years	3 years	3 years	Del. Code Ann. Tit. 10, § 8119
Florida	2 years	5 years	4 years	Fla. Stat. Ann. § 95.11
Georgia	2 years	6 years	4 years	Ga. Code Ann. § 9-3-33
Hawaii	2 years	6 years	6 years	Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657.7
Idaho	2 years	5 years	4 years	Idaho Code § 5-219
Illinois	2 years	10 years	5 years	Ill. Comp. Stat. 735, Art. 5, § 13-202
Indiana	2 years	10 years	6 years	Ind. Code Ann. § 34-11-2-4
Iowa	2 years	10 years	5 years	Iowa Code §. 614.1
Kansas	2 years	5 years	3 years	Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-513
Louisiana	2 years	10 years	10 years	La. Civ. Code Art. 3493.11 and 3493.12
Nevada	2 years	6 years	4 years	Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190
New Jersey	2 years	6 years	6 years	N.J. Stat. § 2a:14-2
Ohio	2 years	6 years	4 years	Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10
Oklahoma	2 years	5 years	3 years	Okla. Stat. Ann. Tit. 12, § 95
Oregon	2 years	6 years	6 years	Or. Rev. Stat. § 12.110
Pennsylvania	2 years	4 years	4 years	42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524
Texas	2 years	4 years	4 years	Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003
Virginia	2 years	5 years	3 years	Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-243
West Virginia	2 years	10 years	5 years	W. Va. Code § 55-2-12
Arkansas	3 years	5 years	3 years	Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-105
District of Columbia	3 years			D.C. Code § 12-301
Maryland	3 years	3 years	3 years	Md. Courts & Jud. Proc. Code Ann. § 5-101
Massachusetts	3 years	6 years	6 years	Mass. Gen. Laws, Art. 260, § 2A, 4
Michigan	3 years	6 years	6 years	Mich. Comp Laws Sec. 600.5805
Mississippi	3 years	3 years	3 years	Miss. Code § 15-1-49
Montana	3 years	6 years	5 years	Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-204
New Hampshire	3 years	3 years	3 years	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508.4
New Mexico	3 years	6 years	4 years	N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-1-8
New York	3 years	6 years	6 years	N.Y. Civ. Prac. Laws & Rules § 214
North Carolina	3 years	3 years	3 years	N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52
Rhode Island	3 years	10 years	10 years	R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14
South Carolina	3 years	3 years	3 years	S.C. Code § 15-3-530
South Dakota	3 years	6 years	6 years	S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 15-2-14
Vermont	3 years	6 years	6 years	Vt. Stat. Ann. Tit. 12, § 512
Washington	3 years	6 years	3 years	Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 4.16.080
Wisconsin	3 years	6 years	6 years	Wisc. Stat. § 893.54
Nebraska	4 years	5 years	4 years	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-207
Utah	4 years	6 years	4 years	Utah Code § 78B-2-307
Wyoming	4 years	10 years	8 years	Wy. Stat. § 1-3-105
Missouri	5 years		5 years	Mo. Rev. Stat. Title 35, § 516.120
Maine	6 years	6 years	6 years	Me. Rev. Stat. Tit. 14, Ch. 205, § 752
Minnesota	6 years	6 years	6 years	Minn. Stat. § 541.05, 541.07
North Dakota	6 years	6 years	6 years	N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-16, 28-01-18

How we built this table. Figures come from published 50-state surveys of state statutes and court rules, retrieved 2026-10-20. A number is shown only when at least two surveys agree; otherwise we leave it out. Laws change, so confirm with the statute cited or your state court before you rely on a figure. This is general information, not legal advice.