Browse Statutes of Limitations by Deadline Length

Personal Injury

• 1 year — 2 states
• 2 years — 25 states
• 3 years — 17 states
• 4 years — 3 states
• 5 years — 1 state
• 6 years — 3 states

Medical Malpractice

• 1 year — 4 states
• 2 years — 29 states
• 2.5 years — 1 state
• 3 years — 14 states
• 4 years — 2 states
• 5 years — 1 state

Written Contract

• 3 years — 9 states
• 4 years — 3 states
• 5 years — 7 states
• 6 years — 22 states
• 8 years — 1 state
• 10 years — 9 states

Oral Contract

• 2 years — 1 state
• 3 years — 16 states
• 4 years — 10 states
• 5 years — 6 states
• 6 years — 15 states
• 8 years — 1 state
• 10 years — 2 states

Defamation

• 1 year — 26 states
• 2 years — 18 states
• 3 years — 7 states

Wrongful Death

• 1 year — 2 states
• 2 years — 33 states
• 3 years — 16 states

Property Damage

• 1 year — 1 state
• 2 years — 12 states
• 3 years — 17 states
• 4 years — 6 states
• 5 years — 5 states
• 6 years — 9 states
• 10 years — 1 state

Fraud

• 2 years — 6 states
• 3 years — 19 states
• 4 years — 8 states
• 5 years — 4 states
• 6 years — 13 states
• 10 years — 1 state

Slip & Fall

• 1 year — 2 states
• 2 years — 25 states
• 3 years — 17 states
• 4 years — 3 states
• 5 years — 1 state
• 6 years — 3 states

Dog Bite

• 1 year — 2 states
• 2 years — 25 states
• 3 years — 17 states
• 4 years — 3 states
• 5 years — 1 state
• 6 years — 3 states

Product Liability

• 1 year — 2 states
• 2 years — 24 states
• 3 years — 18 states
• 4 years — 4 states
• 5 years — 1 state
• 6 years — 2 states

Assault & Battery

• 1 year — 2 states
• 2 years — 26 states
• 3 years — 17 states
• 4 years — 3 states
• 5 years — 1 state
• 6 years — 2 states

Sexual Assault

• 2 years — 2 states
• 3 years — 33 states
• 4 years — 4 states
• 5 years — 2 states
• 6 years — 4 states
• 7 years — 1 state
• 10 years — 3 states
• 12 years — 1 state
• 20 years — 1 state

Nursing Home Abuse

• 1 year — 2 states
• 2 years — 25 states
• 3 years — 17 states
• 4 years — 3 states
• 5 years — 1 state
• 6 years — 3 states