StatuteLimits
State statute-of-limitations deadlines for every claim type — plain tables with statute citations.
Reference tables only — we don't ask for, store, or process any personal information.Each state sets its own deadline to sue. The table below shows the personal-injury, written-contract, and debt-collection limits for all 50 states. Pick a state for the full list of all eight claim types.
| State | Personal injury | Written contract | Debt / open account |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Alaska | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Arizona | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| California | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Colorado | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Delaware | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Florida | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Georgia | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Idaho | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Illinois | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Indiana | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Iowa | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Kansas | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 15 | 5 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Maine | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Maryland | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Michigan | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Missouri | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Montana | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Nevada | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| New York | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Ohio | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Oregon | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Texas | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Utah | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Vermont | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Virginia | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Washington | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Wyoming | 4 | 10 | 8 |
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