Statutes of Limitations for the 50 States
(and the District of Columbia)

STATE

STATUTE CITATIONS

WRITTEN

ORAL

INJURY

DAMAGE

ALABAMA

Ala. Code § 6-2-2 et. seq. *

6

6

2

6

ALASKA

Alaska Stat. § 09.10.010 et. seq.

3

3

2

6

ARIZONA

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12-541 et. seq.

6

3

2

2

ARKANSAS

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-101 et. seq.

5

5

3

3

CALIFORNIA

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 312 et. seq.

4

2

1

3

COLORADO

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102 et. seq.

6

6

2**

2

CONNECTICUT

Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-576 et. seq.

6

3

2

2

DELAWARE

Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 8101 et. seq.

3

3

2

2

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

D.C. Code § 12-301 et. seq.

3

3

3

3

FLORIDA

Fla. Stat. Ann. § 95.011 et. seq.

5

4

4

4

GEORGIA

Ga. Code Ann. § 9-3-20 et. seq.

6

4

2

4

HAWAII

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-1 et. seq.

6

6

2

2

IDAHO

Idaho Code § 5-201 et. seq.

5

4

2

3

ILLINOIS

735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/13-201 et. seq.

10

5

2

5

INDIANA

Ind. Code Ann. § 34-11-2-1 et. seq.

10

6

2

2

IOWA

Iowa Code Ann. § 614.1 et. seq.

10

5

2

5

KANSAS

Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-501 et. seq.

5

3

2

2

KENTUCKY

Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 413.080 et. seq.

15

5

1

2

LOUISIANA

La. Civil Code § 3492 et. seq.

10

10

1

1

MAINE

Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 751 et. seq.

6

6

6

6

MARYLAND

Md. Courts & Jud. Proc. Code Ann. § 5-101 et. seq.

3

3

3

3

MASSACHUSETTS

Mass. Ann. Laws ch. 260, § 1 et. seq.

6

6

3

3

MICHIGAN

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5801 et. seq.

6

6

3

3

MINNESOTA

Minn. Stat. Ann. § 541.01 et. seq.

6

6

6

2

MISSISSIPPI

Miss. Code. Ann. § 15-1-1 et. seq.

3

3

3

3

MISSOURI

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.097 et. seq.

10***

10***

5

5

MONTANA

Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-2021 et. seq.

8

5

3

2

NEBRASKA

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-201 et. seq.

5

4

4

4

NEVADA

Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 11.010 et. seq.

6

4

2

3

NEW HAMPSHIRE

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:1 et. seq.

3

3

3

3

NEW JERSEY

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2a:14-1 et. seq.

6

6

6

2

NEW MEXICO

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-1-1 et. seq.

6

4

3

4

NEW YORK

N.Y. Civ. Prac. Laws & Rules § 201 et. seq.

6

6

3

3

NORTH CAROLINA

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-46 et. seq.

3

3

3

3

NORTH DAKOTA

N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-01 et. seq.

6

6

6

6

OHIO

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.03 et. seq.

15

6

2

2

OKLAHOMA

Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 93 et. seq.

5

3

3

2

OREGON

Or. Rev. Stat. § 12.010 et. seq.

6

6

2

6

PENNSYLVANIA

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 5501 et. seq.

4

4

2

2

RHODE ISLAND

R. I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-12 et. seq.

10

10

3

10

SOUTH CAROLINA

S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-510 et. seq.

3

3

3

3

SOUTH DAKOTA

S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 15-2-1 et. seq.

6

6

3

6

TENNESSEE

Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-101 et. seq.

6

6

1

3

TEXAS

Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.001 et. seq.

4

4

2

2

UTAH

Utah Code Ann. § 78-12-22 et. seq.

6

4

4

3

VERMONT

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 506 et. seq.

6

6

3

3

VIRGINIA

Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-228 et. seq.

5

3

2

5

WASHINGTON

Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 4.16.005 et. seq.

6

3

3

3

WEST VIRGINIA

W. Va. Code § 55-2-6 et. seq.

10

5

2

2

WISCONSIN

Wis. Stat. Ann. § 893.01 et. seq.

6

6

3

5

WYOMING

Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-102 et. seq.

10

8

4

4

* et. seq. means "and the next sections following in sequence"

**Colorado: 3 years if motor vehicle injury

*** Missouri: for payment of debt; for enforcing other contracts, 5 years