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CC BY 4.0.","citationFormat":"SetCalc. Personal Injury Statute of Limitations by State. setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations. CC BY 4.0.","data":[{"state":"Alabama","slug":"alabama","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Ala. Code § 6-2-38","statuteUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-6/chapter-2/article-2/section-6-2-38/","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Ala. Code § 6-5-410","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-6/chapter-5/article-21/section-6-5-410/","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two-year deadline runs from the date of injury for PI, and from the date of death for wrongful death. Wrongful death damages in Alabama are entirely punitive and must be brought by the personal representative of the estate. Minors and incapacitated plaintiffs may toll under Ala. Code § 6-2-8.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/alabama"},{"state":"Alaska","slug":"alaska","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070","statuteUrl":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#09.10.070","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Alaska Stat. § 09.55.580","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#09.55.580","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years from the date of injury for PI, and two years from the date of death for wrongful death. Discovery rule applies; the clock may start when the injury was or should have been discovered. Tolling available for minors under AS 09.10.140.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/alaska"},{"state":"Arizona","slug":"arizona","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-542","statuteUrl":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/12/00542.htm","wrongfulDeathCitation":null,"wrongfulDeathUrl":null,"lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years for both PI and wrongful death. The wrongful death clock runs from the date of death. Claims against public entities require a Notice of Claim within 180 days, with a one-year filing deadline thereafter under Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-821.01. Discovery rule and minor tolling apply.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/arizona"},{"state":"Arkansas","slug":"arkansas","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-105","statuteUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/title-16/subtitle-5/chapter-56/subchapter-1/section-16-56-105/","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-62-102","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/title-16/subtitle-5/chapter-62/section-16-62-102/","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for both PI and wrongful death (from date of death). If a nonsuit is entered, the claim must be refiled within one year. Medical malpractice has a separate two-year deadline under Ark. Code Ann. § 16-114-203.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/arkansas"},{"state":"California","slug":"california","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1","statuteUrl":"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=335.1&lawCode=CCP","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=335.1&lawCode=CCP","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years from the date of injury. Wrongful death runs two years from the date of death. Medical malpractice follows a separate three-year/one-year rule under Code Civ. Proc. § 340.5. Discovery rule applies. Minor tolling under § 352 pauses the clock until age 18. Claims against government entities must be presented administratively within six months under Gov. Code § 911.2.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/california"},{"state":"Colorado","slug":"colorado","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102","statuteUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-13/limitation-of-actions/article-80/section-13-80-102/","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102(1)(d)","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/colorado/title-13/limitation-of-actions/article-80/section-13-80-102/","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"General PI deadline is two years, but motor vehicle accident claims have a three-year deadline under Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-101. Wrongful death is two years from the date of death. Governmental immunity notice is required within 182 days under § 24-10-109.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/colorado"},{"state":"Connecticut","slug":"connecticut","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-584","statuteUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/connecticut/title-52/chapter-926/section-52-584/","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-555","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/connecticut/title-52/chapter-925/section-52-555/","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years from the date of injury for PI, with an absolute three-year statute of repose from the act of negligence. Wrongful death is two years from the date of death, but no more than five years from the act or omission.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/connecticut"},{"state":"Delaware","slug":"delaware","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"10 Del. Code § 8119","statuteUrl":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title10/c081/sc02/index.html","wrongfulDeathCitation":"10 Del. Code § 8107","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/delaware/title-10/chapter-81/section-8107/","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years from the date of injury for PI, and two years from the date of death for wrongful death. Claims against the State require notice under 10 Del. Code § 4001. Minor tolling available under 10 Del. Code § 8116.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/delaware"},{"state":"District of Columbia","slug":"district-of-columbia","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"D.C. Code § 12-301","statuteUrl":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/12-301","wrongfulDeathCitation":"D.C. Code § 16-2702","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-2702","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for PI from the date of injury (or discovery), and two years for wrongful death from the date of death. The wrongful death deadline was extended from one year to two years in 2013. The discovery rule does not apply to wrongful death claims.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/district-of-columbia"},{"state":"Florida","slug":"florida","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Fla. Stat. § 95.11(4)(a)","statuteUrl":"http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0095/Sections/0095.11.html","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Fla. Stat. § 95.11(4)(d)","wrongfulDeathUrl":"http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0000-0099/0095/Sections/0095.11.html","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years from the date the cause of action accrues, for causes of action accruing on or after March 24, 2023. The deadline was four years for negligence claims that accrued before that date; House Bill 837 (2023) cut it in half. Wrongful death is two years from the date of death. Claims against the state require pre-suit notice within three years under Fla. Stat. § 768.28(6).","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/florida"},{"state":"Georgia","slug":"georgia","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33","statuteUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-9/chapter-3/article-2/section-9-3-33/","wrongfulDeathCitation":null,"wrongfulDeathUrl":null,"lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years for both PI and wrongful death (from date of death). Loss of consortium has a four-year deadline. The SOL is tolled for minors until age 18 under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-90, and during a defendant’s absence from Georgia under § 9-3-94.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/georgia"},{"state":"Hawaii","slug":"hawaii","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-7","statuteUrl":"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/vol13_ch0601-0676/hrs0657/hrs_0657-0007.htm","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663-3","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/vol13_ch0601-0676/HRS0663/HRS_0663-0003.htm","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years for both PI and wrongful death. Hawaii follows the discovery rule. The statute is tolled during minority of the plaintiff or surviving children under HRS § 657-13.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/hawaii"},{"state":"Idaho","slug":"idaho","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Idaho Code § 5-219(4)","statuteUrl":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title5/t5ch2/sect5-219/","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Idaho Code § 5-311","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title5/t5ch3/sect5-311/","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years for both PI (from date of injury) and wrongful death (from date of death). Claims against governmental entities have a 180-day notice requirement under Idaho Code § 6-905. Minor tolling capped at six years.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/idaho"},{"state":"Illinois","slug":"illinois","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"735 ILCS 5/13-202","statuteUrl":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K13-202","wrongfulDeathCitation":"740 ILCS 180/2","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=074001800K2","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years from the date of injury for most personal injury claims. Wrongful death is two years from the date of death under the Illinois Wrongful Death Act. Discovery rule applies. Minor tolling pauses the clock until age 18. Claims against local public entities have a one-year statute under 745 ILCS 10/8-101.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/illinois"},{"state":"Indiana","slug":"indiana","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4","statuteUrl":"https://iga.in.gov/laws/2024/ic/titles/34#34-11-2-4","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Ind. Code § 34-23-1-1","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://iga.in.gov/laws/2024/ic/titles/34#34-23-1-1","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years for both PI and wrongful death. Wrongful death runs from the date of death. The Tort Claims Act requires notice within 180 days for political subdivisions and 270 days for state agencies under Ind. Code §§ 34-13-3-6 and 34-13-3-8.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/indiana"},{"state":"Iowa","slug":"iowa","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Iowa Code § 614.1(2)","statuteUrl":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/614.1.pdf","wrongfulDeathCitation":null,"wrongfulDeathUrl":null,"lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years for both PI and wrongful death under § 614.1(2). The wrongful death clock starts at the date of death. Discovery rule applies. Founded-on-written-instrument claims get 10 years under § 614.1(5).","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/iowa"},{"state":"Kansas","slug":"kansas","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-513","statuteUrl":"https://kslegislature.gov/li_2020/b2019_20/statute/060_000_0000_chapter/060_005_0000_article/060_005_0013_section/060_005_0013_k/","wrongfulDeathCitation":null,"wrongfulDeathUrl":null,"lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years for both PI (from injury) and wrongful death (from death) under § 60-513. A 10-year statute of repose caps all tort actions. Notice is required for municipal claims within 120 days under K.S.A. § 12-105b.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/kansas"},{"state":"Kentucky","slug":"kentucky","piYears":1,"wrongfulDeathYears":1,"statuteCitation":"Ky. Rev. Stat. § 413.140","statuteUrl":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49037","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Ky. Rev. Stat. § 413.180","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=49061","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"One-year deadline for PI under KRS § 413.140, but motor vehicle accident claims get two years under KRS § 304.39-230 (from accident date or last PIP payment, whichever is later). Wrongful death runs one year from appointment of the personal representative.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/kentucky"},{"state":"Louisiana","slug":"louisiana","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":1,"statuteCitation":"La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1","statuteUrl":"https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1386443","wrongfulDeathCitation":"La. Civ. Code art. 2315.2","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/louisiana/civil-code/cc-2315-2/","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Louisiana’s PI prescriptive period increased from one year to two years effective July 1, 2024 under Act 423 (codified at La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1). The two-year period applies only to injuries on or after July 1, 2024; pre-July-2024 injuries remain on the one-year period. Wrongful death remains one year from the date of death under art. 2315.2.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/louisiana"},{"state":"Maine","slug":"maine","piYears":6,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"14 M.R.S. § 752","statuteUrl":"https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/14/title14sec752.html","wrongfulDeathCitation":"18-C M.R.S. § 2-807","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec2-807.html","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Maine has the longest general PI deadline in the U.S. at six years under 14 M.R.S. § 752. Wrongful death is three years from the date of death (extended from two years by 2023 amendment); homicide cases get six years from discovery. Government tort claims notice required within 180 days.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/maine"},{"state":"Maryland","slug":"maryland","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101","statuteUrl":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj&section=5-101","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 3-904","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj&section=3-904","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for both PI and wrongful death. Maryland follows the discovery rule for PI. Wrongful death is treated as an independent cause of action, so the three-year clock can run even if the decedent’s own claim would have been time-barred.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/maryland"},{"state":"Massachusetts","slug":"massachusetts","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2A","statuteUrl":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleV/Chapter260/Section2a","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, § 2","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleIII/Chapter229/Section2","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for both PI and wrongful death. Wrongful death accrual uses the discovery rule: three years from death or from when the executor knew or should have known of the cause of action. Tort claims against public entities require presentment within two years.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/massachusetts"},{"state":"Michigan","slug":"michigan","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805","statuteUrl":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5805","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5852","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5852","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for PI from the date of injury. Wrongful death follows the same three-year period (running from the underlying tort, often the accident date, not the date of death). MCL § 600.5852 provides a savings provision giving the personal representative up to two additional years after appointment.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/michigan"},{"state":"Minnesota","slug":"minnesota","piYears":6,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"Minn. Stat. § 541.05","statuteUrl":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/541.05","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Minn. Stat. § 573.02","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/573.02","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Minnesota has an unusually long six-year PI deadline under § 541.05.1(5). Wrongful death is three years from the date of death, but no more than six years from the underlying act. Intentional torts (assault, battery, false imprisonment) get only two years.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/minnesota"},{"state":"Mississippi","slug":"mississippi","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-49","statuteUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/title-15/chapter-1/general-provisions/section-15-1-49/","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 11-7-13","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/title-11/chapter-7/in-general/section-11-7-13/","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for both PI and wrongful death (running from date of death). The discovery rule applies for latent injuries. The Mississippi Tort Claims Act requires notice within 90 days and has a one-year deadline for government claims.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/mississippi"},{"state":"Missouri","slug":"missouri","piYears":5,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120","statuteUrl":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=516.120","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.100","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=537.100","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Missouri has an unusually long five-year PI deadline under § 516.120. Wrongful death is three years from the date of death under § 537.100. Medical malpractice has its own two-year deadline under § 516.105.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/missouri"},{"state":"Montana","slug":"montana","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-204","statuteUrl":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0270/chapter_0020/part_0020/section_0040/0270-0020-0020-0040.html","wrongfulDeathCitation":null,"wrongfulDeathUrl":null,"lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for both PI and wrongful death (running from date of death). Wrongful death resulting from a homicide gets an extended 10-year period. Notice of claim against state agencies must be filed before suit under Mont. Code Ann. § 2-9-301.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/montana"},{"state":"Nebraska","slug":"nebraska","piYears":4,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-207","statuteUrl":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=25-207","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-810","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=30-810","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Four years for PI under § 25-207, one of the longer general PI deadlines. Wrongful death is two years from the date of death. The Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act requires written notice within one year.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/nebraska"},{"state":"Nevada","slug":"nevada","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(4)(e)","statuteUrl":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-011.html#NRS011Sec190","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Nev. Rev. Stat. § 41.085","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-041.html#NRS041Sec085","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years for both PI and wrongful death (from date of death). The discovery rule applies to PI. Government tort claims must be filed within two years and require presentation to the Board of Examiners or the relevant entity.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/nevada"},{"state":"New Hampshire","slug":"new-hampshire","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"N.H. Rev. Stat. § 508:4","statuteUrl":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/lii/508/508-4.htm","wrongfulDeathCitation":"N.H. Rev. Stat. § 556:11","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/lvi/556/556-11.htm","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for both PI and wrongful death. The discovery rule is codified at RSA 508:4. The statute is tolled for minors until age 18 under RSA 508:8, giving them effectively until age 21 to file.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/new-hampshire"},{"state":"New Jersey","slug":"new-jersey","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:14-2","statuteUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-2a/section-2a-14-2/","wrongfulDeathCitation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:31-3","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-2a/section-2a-31-3/","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years for both PI and wrongful death (from date of death). No SOL applies when death results from murder, aggravated manslaughter, or manslaughter. The Tort Claims Act requires notice within 90 days for claims against public entities under N.J.S.A. § 59:8-8.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/new-jersey"},{"state":"New Mexico","slug":"new-mexico","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"N.M. Stat. § 37-1-8","statuteUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/chapter-37/article-1/section-37-1-8/","wrongfulDeathCitation":"N.M. Stat. § 41-2-2","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/chapter-41/article-2/section-41-2-2/","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for both PI and wrongful death (running from date of death). Government tort claims have a two-year deadline and require written notice within 90 days under the Tort Claims Act, §§ 41-4-15 and 41-4-16.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/new-mexico"},{"state":"New York","slug":"new-york","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214","statuteUrl":"https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/214","wrongfulDeathCitation":"N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 5-4.1","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/EPT/5-4.1","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years from the date of injury for most negligence claims. Wrongful death runs two years from death under EPTL § 5-4.1. Medical malpractice is two and a half years under C.P.L.R. § 214-a. Intentional torts like assault or battery follow a one-year deadline under § 215. Claims against municipal entities require a Notice of Claim filed within 90 days under Gen. Mun. Law § 50-e.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/new-york"},{"state":"North Carolina","slug":"north-carolina","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52","statuteUrl":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_1/GS_1-52.pdf","wrongfulDeathCitation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-53","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_1/GS_1-53.pdf","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for PI under § 1-52(5), and two years for wrongful death from the date of death under § 1-53(4). North Carolina retains contributory negligence as a complete bar to recovery, making strict compliance with the deadline critical.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/north-carolina"},{"state":"North Dakota","slug":"north-dakota","piYears":6,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-16","statuteUrl":"https://www.ndlegis.gov/cencode/t28c01.pdf","wrongfulDeathCitation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-18","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://www.ndlegis.gov/cencode/t28c01.pdf","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"North Dakota has a six-year general PI deadline, tied with Maine and Minnesota among the longest. Wrongful death is two years from the date of death under § 28-01-18. Government tort claims have a three-year deadline with notice required.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/north-dakota"},{"state":"Ohio","slug":"ohio","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10","statuteUrl":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2305.10","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 2125.02","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2125.02","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years for both PI (from date of injury) and wrongful death (from date of death). Product liability has its own 10-year statute of repose. Medical malpractice is one year under § 2305.113.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/ohio"},{"state":"Oklahoma","slug":"oklahoma","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"12 Okla. Stat. § 95","statuteUrl":"https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=78085","wrongfulDeathCitation":"12 Okla. Stat. § 1053","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=78605","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years for both PI and wrongful death (from date of death). The Governmental Tort Claims Act requires notice within one year and suit within 180 days of claim denial under 51 O.S. §§ 156-157. Minor tolling and incapacity tolling apply.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/oklahoma"},{"state":"Oregon","slug":"oregon","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"Or. Rev. Stat. § 12.110","statuteUrl":"https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_12.110","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Or. Rev. Stat. § 30.020","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_30.020","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years for PI, and three years for wrongful death (from date of death or discovery). The Oregon Tort Claims Act requires notice within 180 days for personal injury and one year for wrongful death under ORS § 30.275.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/oregon"},{"state":"Pennsylvania","slug":"pennsylvania","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524","statuteUrl":"https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/42/00.055.024.000..HTM","wrongfulDeathCitation":null,"wrongfulDeathUrl":null,"lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years for both PI and wrongful death under 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524(2). Wrongful death runs from the date of death. The Sovereign Immunity Act and Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act require notice within six months for government defendants.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/pennsylvania"},{"state":"Rhode Island","slug":"rhode-island","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14(b)","statuteUrl":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-1/9-1-14.HTM","wrongfulDeathCitation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7-2","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE10/10-7/10-7-2.HTM","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for both PI and wrongful death. The wrongful death discovery rule extends the deadline when the cause of death was not known at the time of death. Effective January 1, 2024, R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-7-2 sets minimum wrongful death damages at $350,000.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/rhode-island"},{"state":"South Carolina","slug":"south-carolina","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"S.C. Code § 15-3-530","statuteUrl":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t15c003.php","wrongfulDeathCitation":null,"wrongfulDeathUrl":null,"lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for both PI under § 15-3-530(5) and wrongful death under § 15-3-530(6) (from date of death). The discovery rule applies. The Tort Claims Act requires filing within two years for government claims, with notice requirements under § 15-78-110.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/south-carolina"},{"state":"South Dakota","slug":"south-dakota","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-14","statuteUrl":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-2-14","wrongfulDeathCitation":"S.D. Codified Laws § 21-5-3","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/21-5-3","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for both PI (from date of injury) and wrongful death (from date of death). Medical malpractice has a separate two-year deadline under SDCL § 15-2-14.1. Government tort claims notice is required within 180 days.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/south-dakota"},{"state":"Tennessee","slug":"tennessee","piYears":1,"wrongfulDeathYears":1,"statuteCitation":"Tenn. Code § 28-3-104","statuteUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-28/chapter-3/part-1/section-28-3-104/","wrongfulDeathCitation":null,"wrongfulDeathUrl":null,"lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"One-year deadline (one of the shortest in the U.S.) for both PI and wrongful death (from date of death). Extended to two years if criminal charges are filed against the defendant arising from the same incident. The discovery rule applies.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/tennessee"},{"state":"Texas","slug":"texas","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003","statuteUrl":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.16.htm","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003(b)","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.16.htm","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years from the day the cause of action accrues. Wrongful death runs two years from the date of death under § 16.003(b). The discovery rule applies. Minor tolling pauses the clock until age 18 (file by 20th birthday). Notice deadlines for claims against governmental units are shorter and vary by entity under the Texas Tort Claims Act, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ch. 101.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/texas"},{"state":"Utah","slug":"utah","piYears":4,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Utah Code § 78B-2-307","statuteUrl":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter2/78B-2-S307.html","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Utah Code § 78B-2-304","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter2/78B-2-S304.html","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Four years for general PI, one of the longer deadlines in the U.S. Wrongful death is two years from the date of death. The Governmental Immunity Act requires notice within one year under Utah Code § 63G-7-402.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/utah"},{"state":"Vermont","slug":"vermont","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"12 V.S.A. § 512","statuteUrl":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/12/023/00512","wrongfulDeathCitation":"14 V.S.A. § 1492","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/14/071/01492","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for PI from discovery of injury, and two years for wrongful death from discovery of death. Vermont expressly uses the discovery rule by statute. Tort claims against the state have separate procedural requirements under 12 V.S.A. § 5602.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/vermont"},{"state":"Virginia","slug":"virginia","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Va. Code § 8.01-243","statuteUrl":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title8.01/chapter4/section8.01-243/","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Va. Code § 8.01-244","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title8.01/chapter4/section8.01-244/","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years for both PI (from injury) and wrongful death (from date of death). Virginia retains contributory negligence as a complete bar. Notice of claim against state agencies is required within one year under Va. Code § 8.01-195.6.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/virginia"},{"state":"Washington","slug":"washington","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.080","statuteUrl":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=4.16.080","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Wash. Rev. Code § 4.20.010","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=4.20.010","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for both PI and wrongful death (from date of death). Only the personal representative of the estate may file a wrongful death suit. Government tort claims require a 60-day pre-suit notice under RCW § 4.96.020.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/washington"},{"state":"West Virginia","slug":"west-virginia","piYears":2,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"W. Va. Code § 55-2-12","statuteUrl":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/55-2-12/","wrongfulDeathCitation":"W. Va. Code § 55-7-6","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/55-7-6/","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Two years for both PI (from date of injury) and wrongful death (from date of death). The discovery rule applies for latent or hidden injuries. Government tort claims have separate notice and deadline requirements under W. Va. Code § 29-12A-1 et seq.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/west-virginia"},{"state":"Wisconsin","slug":"wisconsin","piYears":3,"wrongfulDeathYears":3,"statuteCitation":"Wis. Stat. § 893.54","statuteUrl":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/893/v/54","wrongfulDeathCitation":null,"wrongfulDeathUrl":null,"lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Three years for PI under § 893.54(1m). Wrongful death is generally three years from the date of death, but only two years for wrongful death arising from a motor vehicle accident. Government tort claim notice is required within 120 days under § 893.80.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/wisconsin"},{"state":"Wyoming","slug":"wyoming","piYears":4,"wrongfulDeathYears":2,"statuteCitation":"Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-105","statuteUrl":"https://wyoleg.gov/NXT/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=Publications:LSO:Wyoming+Statutes","wrongfulDeathCitation":"Wyo. Stat. § 1-38-102","wrongfulDeathUrl":"https://law.justia.com/codes/wyoming/title-1/chapter-38/section-1-38-102/","lastVerified":"2026-05-22","notes":"Four years for general PI under § 1-3-105(a)(iv)(C), one of the longer deadlines in the U.S. Wrongful death is two years from the date of death. The Government Claims Act requires notice within two years and suit within one year of claim denial.","pageUrl":"https://setcalc.com/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations/wyoming"}]}