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Personal Injury Statute of Limitations The time limitations which you can file a lawsuit for personal 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