50 states + DC

Personal-injury statute of limitations, every U.S. state

The personal-injury filing deadline in the United States is set by state law and ranges from one year (Kentucky, Louisiana before July 2024, Tennessee) to six years (Maine, North Dakota). One missed day, regardless of how serious the injury, dismisses the case with prejudice. Pick your state below for the exact statute, citation, tolling rules, and an accident-date countdown.

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Statute of limitations countdown for all 50 states.

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Why this matters

3 states apply a one-year deadline. 24 apply two years (the national norm). 17 apply three years. 7 apply four or more. Many states also impose much shorter notice deadlines for claims against government defendants , often 60 to 180 days , that override the general SOL.

This page is a hub: every state\'s detail page links to the controlling statute, the comparative-fault rule, government-claim notice deadlines, and a live SOL countdown based on your accident date.

Full 50-state table with statute citations

State PI SOL Medmal Wrongful death Statute
Alabama 2y 2y 2y Ala. Code § 6-2-38 View
Alaska 2y 2y 2y Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070 View
Arizona 2y 2y 2y Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-542 View
Arkansas 3y 2y 3y Ark. Code § 16-56-105 View
California 2y 1y 2y Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 335.1 (PI) View
Colorado 2y 2y 2y Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102 View
Connecticut 2y 2y 2y Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-584 View
Delaware 2y 2y 2y Del. Code tit. 10 § 8119 View
Florida 2y 2y 2y Fla. Stat. § 95.11 (amended 2023 to reduce PI SOL from 4 to 2 years) View
Georgia 2y 2y 2y O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33 View
Hawaii 2y 2y 2y Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-7 View
Idaho 2y 2y 2y Idaho Code § 5-219 View
Illinois 2y 2y 2y 735 ILCS 5/13-202 View
Indiana 2y 2y 2y Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4 View
Iowa 2y 2y 2y Iowa Code § 614.1 View
Kansas 2y 2y 2y Kan. Stat. § 60-513 View
Kentucky 1y 1y 1y Ky. Rev. Stat. § 413.140 View
Louisiana 1y 1y 1y La. Civ. Code art. 3492 (amended 2024 to 2 years effective July 2024) View
Maine 6y 3y 2y Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14 § 752 View
Maryland 3y 5y 3y Md. Code Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101 View
Massachusetts 3y 3y 3y Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260 § 2A View
Michigan 3y 2y 3y Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805 View
Minnesota 6y 4y 3y Minn. Stat. § 541.05 View
Mississippi 3y 2y 3y Miss. Code § 15-1-49 View
Missouri 5y 2y 3y Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120 View
Montana 3y 3y 3y Mont. Code § 27-2-204 View
Nebraska 4y 2y 2y Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-207 View
Nevada 2y 3y 2y Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190 View
New Hampshire 3y 3y 6y N.H. Rev. Stat. § 508:4 View
New Jersey 2y 2y 2y N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-2 View
New Mexico 3y 3y 3y N.M. Stat. § 37-1-8 View
New York 3y 2.5y 2y N.Y. CPLR § 214 (PI) View
North Carolina 3y 3y 2y N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52 View
North Dakota 6y 2y 2y N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-16 View
Ohio 2y 1y 2y Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10 View
Oklahoma 2y 2y 2y Okla. Stat. tit. 12 § 95 View
Oregon 2y 2y 3y Or. Rev. Stat. § 12.110 View
Pennsylvania 2y 2y 2y 42 Pa. C.S. § 5524 View
Rhode Island 3y 3y 3y R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14 View
South Carolina 3y 3y 3y S.C. Code § 15-3-530 View
South Dakota 3y 2y 3y S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-14 View
Tennessee 1y 1y 1y Tenn. Code § 28-3-104 View
Texas 2y 2y 2y Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003 View
Utah 4y 2y 2y Utah Code § 78B-2-307 View
Vermont 3y 3y 2y Vt. Stat. tit. 12 § 512 View
Virginia 2y 2y 2y Va. Code § 8.01-243 View
Washington 3y 3y 3y Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.080 View
Washington DC 3y 3y 2y D.C. Code § 12-301 View
West Virginia 2y 2y 2y W. Va. Code § 55-2-12 View
Wisconsin 3y 3y 3y Wis. Stat. § 893.54 View
Wyoming 4y 2y 2y Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-105 View