Personal Injury SOL Comparison - All 50 States 2026

States Grouped by Filing Window

1-Year States — Shortest Deadline

Kentucky — 1 year

Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 413.140(1)(a). Gov entities: Notice of claim within 1 year

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Tennessee — 1 year

Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1). Gov entities: Notice within 12 months under GTLA

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2-Year States

State	Period	Statute	Clock starts
Alabama	2 years	Ala. Code § 6-2-38	Date of injury
Alaska	2 years	Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070	Date of injury
Arizona	2 years	Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-542	Date of injury
California	2 years	Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 335.1	Date of injury
Colorado	2 years	Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-101	Date of injury
Connecticut	2 years	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-584	Date of injury or discovery
Delaware	2 years	Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 8119	Date of injury
Florida	2 years	Fla. Stat. § 95.11(3)(a)	Date of injury
Georgia	2 years	O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33	Date of injury
Hawaii	2 years	Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-7	Date of injury
Idaho	2 years	Idaho Code § 5-219(4)	Date of injury
Illinois	2 years	735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/13-202	Date of injury
Indiana	2 years	Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4	Date of injury
Iowa	2 years	Iowa Code § 614.1(2)	Date of injury
Kansas	2 years	Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-513(a)(4)	Date of injury or discovery
Louisiana	2 years	La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 3493.10	Date of injury
Nevada	2 years	Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(4)(e)	Date of injury
New Jersey	2 years	N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:14-2	Date of injury
Ohio	2 years	Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10	Date of injury
Oklahoma	2 years	Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95(A)(3)	Date of injury
Oregon	2 years	Or. Rev. Stat. § 12.110(1)	Date of injury or discovery
Pennsylvania	2 years	42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2)	Date of injury
Texas	2 years	Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003	Date of injury
Virginia	2 years	Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-243(A)	Date of injury
West Virginia	2 years	W. Va. Code § 55-2-12(b)	Date of injury

3-Year States

State	Period	Statute	Clock starts
Arkansas	3 years	Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-105	Date of injury
District of Columbia	3 years	D.C. Code § 12-301(8)	Date of injury
Maryland	3 years	Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101	Date of injury
Massachusetts	3 years	Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2A	Date of injury
Michigan	3 years	Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805(2)	Date of injury
Mississippi	3 years	Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-49	Date of injury
Montana	3 years	Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-204	Date of injury
New Hampshire	3 years	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:4	Date of injury or discovery
New Mexico	3 years	N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-1-8	Date of injury
New York	3 years	N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214(5)	Date of injury
North Carolina	3 years	N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52(5)	Date of injury
Rhode Island	3 years	R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14(b)	Date of injury
South Carolina	3 years	S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-530(5)	Date of injury
South Dakota	3 years	S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-14.1	Date of injury
Vermont	3 years	Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 512(4)	Date of injury
Washington	3 years	Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.080(2)	Date of injury
Wisconsin	3 years	Wis. Stat. § 893.54(1m)	Date of injury

4-Year States

Nebraska — 4 years

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-207. Gov entities: State Tort Claims Act — notice within 2 years

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Utah — 4 years

Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-307. Gov entities: Notice of claim within 1 year

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Wyoming — 4 years

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-105(a)(iv)(C). Gov entities: Notice within 1 year required

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5-Year States

Missouri — 5 years

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120(4). Gov entities: 90-day notice required

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6-Year States — Longest Deadline

Maine — 6 years

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 752. Gov entities: written notice within 180 days

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Minnesota — 6 years

Minn. Stat. § 541.07(1). Gov entities: Notice of claim within 180 days

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North Dakota — 6 years

N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-16(5). Gov entities: Notice of claim within 3 years

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Key Observations

Longest Deadlines

Maine (6 years)
Minnesota (6 years)
North Dakota (6 years)
Missouri (5 years)

Shortest Deadlines

Tennessee (1 year)
Kentucky (1 year)
West Virginia (2 years)
Virginia (2 years)

Personal Injury Statute of Limitations: State-by-State Comparison

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