STATE LIMITATION STATUTE Alabama - 2 years Title 6, Ch. 2, 6-2-38 Alaska - 2 years Sec. 9.10.070 Arizona - 2 years Title 12, Article 3, Sec. 12-542 Arkansas - 3 years (libel, wrongful death), 2 years med malpractice; 1 year slander Secs. 16-56-104, 16-56-105, 16-114-203, 16-62-102 California - 2 years for intentional torts; 1 year for slander, libel Code of Civ. Proc. Sec. 335.1, 340 Colorado - 2 years Colo. Rev. Stat. Sec. 13-80-102 Connecticut - 2 years Conn. Gen. State. Sec. 52-584 Delaware - 2 years Title 10, Ch. 81, Sec. 8119 DC - 3 years Title 12, Ch. 3, Sec. 12-301 Florida - 4 years Title 8, Ch. 95, Sec. 95.11 Georgia - 2 years Sec. 9-3-33 Hawaii - 2 years Rev. Stat. Sec. 657.7 Idaho - 2 years Title 5, Ch. 2, Sec. 5-219 Illinois - 2 years Ch. 735, Act 5, Art 13, Sec. 13-202 Indiana - 2 years Title 34, Art. 11, Ch. 2, Sec. 34-11-2-4 Iowa - 2 years Chapter 614, Section 614.1 Kansas - 2 years Chapter 60, Art 5, Sec. 60-513 Kentucky - 1 year Title 36, Chapter 413, Sec. 413.140 Louisiana - 1 year Ci. Code. Art. 3492 Maine - 6 years Title 14,Part 2, Ch. 205, Sub. 1, Sec. 752 Maryland - 3 years Courts and Judicial Proceedings, Sec. 5-101 Massachusetts - 3 years Title 5, Ch. 260, Secs. 2A and 4 Michigan - 3 years Chapter 600, Act 236, Ch. 58, Sec. 600.5805, number 9 Minnesota - 2 years Ch. 541, Sec 541.05, 541.07 Mississippi - 3 years Title 15, Ch. 1, Sec. 15-1-49 Missouri - 5 years Title 35, Ch. 516, Sec. 516.120 Montana - 3 years Title 27, Ch. 2, 27-2-204 and 27-2-207 Nebraska - 4 years Title 25, Section 207, 25-207 Nevada - 2 years Chapter 11, Sec 11.190 New Hampshire - 3 years Chapter 508, Sec. 508.4 New Jersey - 2 years Title 2A, Ch. 14, Sec. 2A:14-2 New Mexico - 3 years Ch. 37, Art. 1, Sec. 37-1-8 New York - 3 years Civil Practice Laws and Rules, Art. 2, Sec. 214 N. Carolina - 3 years Title 1, Section 1-52 N. Dakota - 6 years; 2 years in wrongful death Title 28, Ch. 1, Secs. 28-01-16 and 28-01-18 Ohio - 2 years Title 23, Ch. 5, Sec. 2305.10 Oklahoma - 2 years Title 12, Ch. 3, Sec. 95 Oregon - 2 years Ch. 12, Sec. 12.110 Pennsylvania - 2 years 42 PA Con. Stat. Section 5524 Rhode Island - 3 years Title 9, Ch. 1, Sec. 9-1-14 S. Carolina - 3 years Title 15, Ch. 3, Sec. 15-3-530 S. Dakota - 3 years Title 15, Ch. 2, Sec. 15-2-14 Tennessee - 1 year Title 28, Ch. 3, Sec. 28-3-104 Texas - 2 years Civ. Prac. & Rem Code, Title 2, Ch. 16, Sec. 16.003 Utah - 4 years Title 78, Ch. 12, Sec. 78-12-25 Vermont - 3 years Title 12, Part 2, Ch. 23, Subch. 2, Sec. 512 Virginia - 2 years Title 8.01, Ch. 4, Sec. 8.01-243 Washington - 3 years Title 4, Ch. 16, Sec. 4.16.080 West Virginia - 2 years Title 55, Ch. 2, Sec. 55-2-12 Wisconsin - 3 years Chapter 893, Sec. 893.54 Wyoming - 4 years Title 1, Ch. 3, Sec. 1-3-105 |