Statute of Limitations
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Alabama Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Complete guide to Alabama statutes of limitations. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and criminal cases.
Alaska Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Alaska statute of limitations by case type: 2 years for personal injury, 3 years for contracts, 10 years for fraud. Full civil and criminal deadlines.
Arizona Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Arizona statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, fraud, and felony charges with statute references.
Arkansas Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Arkansas statute of limitations deadlines: 3 years for personal injury, 5 years for written contracts, 2 years for medical malpractice, and more. Full tables and FAQ.
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California Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
California statute of limitations by case type: personal injury (2 yrs), contracts (2-4 yrs), fraud (3 yrs), felonies (3-6 yrs), and more. Updated for 2026.
Colorado Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Colorado statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, debt, medical malpractice, and felony charges.
Connecticut Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Learn Connecticut statute of limitations deadlines: 2 years for personal injury, 6 years for written contracts, and no limit for murder or Class A felonies.
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Delaware Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Delaware statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases: filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, property damage, felonies, and misdemeanors.
District Of Columbia Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Know the filing deadlines in the District of Columbia: statute of limitations for personal injury, contracts, property damage, fraud, criminal cases, and more.
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Fifth Circuit: Class-Action Tolling Ends Only on Unambiguous Exclusion
A published Fifth Circuit opinion filed October 26, 2026 holds American Pipe tolling continues unless a revised class definition unambiguously excludes you.
Florida Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Florida statute of limitations for personal injury, contracts, fraud, and criminal cases. Updated for 2023 HB 837 tort reform reducing negligence claims to 2 years.
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Georgia Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Georgia statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, fraud, felonies, and misdemeanors with statute citations.
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Hawaii Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Hawaii statute of limitations: 2 years for personal injury, 6 years for contracts, no limit for murder. Full guide to civil and criminal filing deadlines.
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Idaho Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Idaho statute of limitations guide: 2-year personal injury, 5-year written contracts, 3-year property damage, and criminal filing deadlines by case type.
Illinois Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Illinois statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases: deadlines for personal injury, contracts, felonies, and recent 2025 changes.
Indiana Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Indiana statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, medical malpractice, felonies, and misdemeanors.
Iowa Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Iowa statute of limitations deadlines: 2 years for personal injury, 5 or 10 years for contracts, 3 years for felonies, and no limit for murder or child sex crimes.
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Kansas Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Kansas statute of limitations deadlines: 2 years for personal injury, 5 years for written contracts, and no limit for murder or child sexual abuse charges.
Kentucky Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Kentucky statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, property damage, fraud, felonies, and misdemeanors.
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Louisiana Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Louisiana prescriptive periods for civil and criminal cases. Updated for 2024 Act 423 extending tort claims from 1 to 2 years. Filing deadlines by case type.
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Maine Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Maine statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases: filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and felonies.
Maryland Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Maryland statute of limitations: 3 years for personal injury and contracts, 12 years for sealed instruments, no limit on murder. Full civil and criminal deadlines.
Maryland's High Court Upholds Child Victims Act, Reviving Decades-Old Abuse Claims
Maryland's Supreme Court upheld the Child Victims Act of 2023 in a 4-3 ruling, holding lawmakers could revive previously time-barred child sexual abuse claims.
Massachusetts Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Massachusetts statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases: filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, medical malpractice, murder, and more.
Michigan Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Michigan statute of limitations for personal injury (3 years), contracts (6 years), medical malpractice (2 years), and criminal cases. Filing deadlines by case type.
Minnesota Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Minnesota statute of limitations: 2 years for personal injury, 6 years for contracts and fraud, 4 years for medical malpractice. Full civil and criminal deadlines.
Mississippi Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Mississippi statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, malpractice, felonies, and more.
Missouri Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Missouri statute of limitations: deadlines for personal injury (5 yrs), contracts (5-10 yrs), medical malpractice (2 yrs), and criminal charges by offense type.
Montana Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Montana statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, fraud, property damage, felonies, and misdemeanors.
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Nebraska Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Nebraska statute of limitations: 4 years for personal injury, 5 years for written contracts, 2 years for medical malpractice, and 3 years for most felonies.
Nevada Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Learn Nevada statutes of limitations for civil and criminal cases, including personal injury, contracts, fraud, felonies, and misdemeanors with NRS citations.
New Hampshire Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
New Hampshire statute of limitations: 3 years for personal injury and contracts, 6 years for felonies, no limit for murder. Full filing deadlines by case type.
New Jersey Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
New Jersey statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, property damage, and criminal charges.
New Mexico Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
New Mexico statute of limitations for personal injury, contracts, malpractice, wrongful death, and criminal cases. Filing deadlines and statutes cited.
New York Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
New York statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, fraud, medical malpractice, and felonies under CPLR and CPL.
North Carolina Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
North Carolina statute of limitations: 3 years for personal injury and contracts, 2 years for wrongful death, no limit on felonies. Full deadlines by case type.
North Dakota Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
North Dakota statute of limitations: 6 years for personal injury and contracts, 2 years for wrongful death, no limit for murder. Filing deadlines by case type.
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Ohio Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Ohio statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, fraud, murder, rape, and more under Ohio law.
Ohio Supreme Court: Saving Statute Applies to Whole Action
The Ohio Supreme Court held in Kohn v. Glenmede Trust (2026-Ohio-4001) that the saving statute applies to a refiled action as a whole, not claim by claim.
Oklahoma Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Oklahoma statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, fraud, murder, and felonies with statute citations.
Oregon Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Oregon statute of limitations: 2 years for personal injury, 6 years for contracts, no limit on murder. Full civil and criminal filing deadlines with ORS citations.
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Pennsylvania Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Pennsylvania statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases: filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, fraud, felonies, and more under 42 Pa.C.S.
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Rhode Island Opens a Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Revival Window (2026)
Rhode Island Gov. McKee signed S 2616 Sub A on June 11, 2026, opening a two-year revival window (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028) for time-barred child sex abuse claims.
Rhode Island Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Rhode Island statute of limitations for personal injury, contracts, fraud, wrongful death, and criminal cases. Filing deadlines and tolling rules explained.
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South Carolina Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
South Carolina statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, medical malpractice, and more.
South Dakota Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Learn South Dakota statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, fraud, malpractice, and felonies.
Statute of Limitations by State (2026): Complete Filing Deadline Guide
Learn the statute of limitations for personal injury, contracts, and criminal cases in all 50 states. Find your state's filing deadlines before time runs out.
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Tennessee Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Tennessee statute of limitations deadlines for 2026. Filing periods for personal injury (1 yr), contracts (6 yrs), property damage (3 yrs), and all criminal charges.
Texas Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Texas statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, fraud, medical malpractice, and criminal charges.
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Utah Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Utah statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, wrongful death, fraud, and felonies with Utah Code citations.
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Vermont Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Vermont statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases: 3 years for personal injury, 6 years for general civil actions, no limit for murder or child abuse.
Virginia Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Virginia statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, property damage, fraud, and felonies.
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Washington Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Washington statute of limitations: filing deadlines for personal injury (3 yrs), contracts (3-6 yrs), debt (6 yrs), medical malpractice, and criminal cases.
West Virginia Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
West Virginia statute of limitations for civil and criminal cases. Filing deadlines for personal injury, contracts, wrongful death, and felonies with code sections.
Wisconsin Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Wisconsin statute of limitations for personal injury, contracts, property damage, fraud, criminal charges, and more. Filing deadlines and statute references.
Wyoming Statute of Limitations: Filing Deadlines by Case Type
Wyoming statute of limitations guide: 4 years for personal injury, 10 years for written contracts, no limit for criminal cases. Filing deadlines by case type.