What should I do if I'm in an accident?

How do I determine who was at fault

Should I go it alone or should I hire an attorney?

What can a personal injury attorney do for me?

How can keeping an accident and injury diary help my case?

What am I entitled to recover?

How do I determine how much my injury claim is worth?

Types of injury

What is the statute of limitations for my claim?

State statutes of limitation

Each state has a statute of limitations which limits how long you can wait from the date of an accident before you must file a lawsuit. Product liability and various types of accident statutes will differ from state to state. The statutes most commonly used are listed here for your information.

WARNING: You should not rely on this information for your own case. Statutes are often changed by the legislature, and different circumstances require other statutes and notice provisions to be applied. The law can get complicated, so we recommend that you seek competent legal advice!

State Statutes of Limitations

• Alabama - 2 years (Ala. Code 6-2-38)
• Alaska - 2 years (Alaska Stat. 09.10.070)
• Arizona - 2 years (Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. 12-542)
• Arkansas - 5 years (Ark. Stat. Ann. 16-56-115)
• California - 1 year (Cal. Code of Civ. Proc. 340)
• Colorado - 2 years (Colo. Rev. Stat. 13-80-102)
• Connecticut - 2 years (Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. 52-584)
• Delaware - 2 years (Del. Code Ann. 8107, 8119)
• District of Columbia - 3 years (D.C. Code Ann. 12-301)
• Florida - 4 years (Fla. Stat. Ann. 95.11)
• Georgia - 2 years (Ga. Code Ann. 3-1004)
• Hawaii - 2 years (Hawaii Rev. Stat. 657-7)
• Idaho - 2 years (Idaho Code 5-219)
• Illinois - 2 years (Ill. Ann. Stat. 13-202)
• Indiana - 2 years (Ind. Code Ann. 34-1-2-2)
• Iowa - 2 years (Iowa Code Ann. 614.1)
• Kansas - 2 years (Kan. Stat. Ann. 60-513)
• Kentucky - 1 year (Ky. Rev. Stat. 413.140)
• Louisiana - 1 year (La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 3492)
• Maine - 6 years (Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. art. 14, 752)
• Maryland - 3 years (Md. Ann. Code 5-101)
• Massachusetts - 3 years (Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. art. 260, 2A,4)
• Michigan - 3 years (Mich. Comp. Laws 600.5805)
• Minnesota - 2 years (Minn. Stat. Ann. 541.07)
• Mississippi - 3 years (Miss. Code Ann. 15-1-49)
• Missouri - 5 years (Mo. Ann. Stat. title 35, 516.120)
• Montana - 3 years (Mont. Code Ann. 27-2-204, 207)
• Nebraska - 4 years (Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-207)
• Nevada - 2 years (Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. 11.190)
• New Hampshire - 3 years (N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. 508:4)
• New Jersey - 2 years (N.J. Stat. Ann. 2A:14-2)
• New Mexico - 3 years (N.M. Stat. Ann. 37-1-8)
• New York - 3 years (N.Y. Civ. Prac. R 214)
• North Carolina - 3 years (N.C. Gen. Stat. 1-52)
• North Dakota - 6 years (N.D. Cent. Code 28-01-16)
• Ohio - 2 years (Ohio Rev. Code Ann. 2305.10)
• Oklahoma - 2 years (Okla. Stat. Ann. title 12, 95)
• Oregon - 2 years (Or. Rev. Stat. 12.110(1))
• Pennsylvania - 2 years (42 Pa. Con. Stat. Ann. 42, 5524)
• Rhode Island - 3 years (R.I. Gen. Laws. 9-1-14)
• South Carolina - 3 years (S.C. Code Ann. 15-3-530)
• South Dakota - 3 years (S.D. Comp. Laws Ann., 15-2-12.2, 15-2-14)
• Tennessee - 1 year (Tenn. Code Ann. 28-3-104)
• Texas - 2 years (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Title 2, 16-003)
• Utah - 4 years (Utah Code Ann. 78-12-25(3))
• Vermont - 3 years (Vt. Stat. Ann. Title 12, 512)
• Virginia - 2 years (Va. Code, 8.01-243)
• Washington - 3 years (Wash. Rev. Code Ann. 4.16.020)
• West Virginia - 2 years (W. Va. Code 55-2-12)
• Wisconsin - 3 years (Wis. Stat. Ann. 893.54)
• Wyoming - 4 years (Wyo. Stat. Ann. 1-3-105)