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Chart: Statutes of Limitations in All 50 States


Know the time limits for filing a lawsuit (statutes of limitations) in your state.

The chart below contains common statutes of limitations for all 50 states, expressed in years.

We provide this chart as a rough guide. Check your state's actual statutes of limitation for the time limit for your specific claim, which may be different than what you read here. For example, time limits for filing a lawsuit to recover on a bad debt are often shorter than the time limits for filing a lawsuit for breaches of other types of contracts.

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

STATE

STATUTE

WRITTEN CONTRACT

ORAL CONTRACT

INJURY

PROPERTY DAMAGE

ALABAMA

Ala. Code § 6-2-2 et seq. *

6

6

2

6

ALASKA

Alaska Stat. § 09.10.010 et seq.

3

3

2

2

ARIZONA

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

6

3

2

2

ARKANSAS

Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-101 et seq.

5

3

3

3

CALIFORNIA

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 312 et seq.

4

2

2

3

COLORADO

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102 et seq.

3

3

2

2

CONNECTICUT

Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-575 et seq.

6

3

3

3

DELAWARE

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

3

3

3

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

6

MISSISSIPPI

Miss. Code. Ann. § 15-1-1 et seq.

6

3

3

3

MISSOURI

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.097 et seq.

5

5

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

2

6

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, § 91 et seq.

5

3

2

2

OREGON

Or. Rev. Stat. § 12.010 et seq.

6

6

10

10

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, § 461 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 § 55-2-1 et seq.

10

5

2

2

WISCONSIN

Wis. Stat. Ann. § 893.01 et seq.

6

6

3

6

WYOMING

Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-102 et seq.

10

8

4

4

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

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