The Personal injury Statute of Limitations will vary from state to state depending on state laws. In some cases it might be as short as a year, and in some states its four years. The personal injury statute is the time that you have to bring a suit against someone for causing you injury in a car or truck accident.
The statute generally runs from the date the car or truck accident occurred. The states listed below have the number of years beside them, this indicates the amount of time you have to bring suit.
Personal injury Statute for all US States:
- Alabama-2*
- Alaska- 2*
- Arizona-2*
- Arkansas-3
- California-2*
- Colorado-3*
- Connecticut-2*
- Delaware-2
- District of Columbia-3
- Florida-4
- Georgia-2*
- Hawaii-2
- Idaho-2
- Illinois-2
- Indiana-2
- Iowa-2
- Kansas-2*
- Kentucky-1*
- Louisiana-1
- Maine-6
- Maryland-3*
- Massachusetts-3*
- Michigan-3*
- Minnesota-6*
- Mississippi-3
- Missouri-5*
- Montana-3*
- Nebraska-4
- Nevada-2*
- New Hampshire-3
- New Jersey-2*
- New Mexico-3
- New York-3
- North Carolina-3
- North Dakota-6*
- Mariana Islands-2
- Ohio-2
- Oklahoma-2*
- Oregon-2*
- Pennsylvania-2*
- Rhode Island-3*
- South Carolina-3*
- South Dakota-3*
- Tennessee-1*
- Texas-2
- Utah-4*
- Vermont-3*
- Virginia-2*
- Washington-3
- West Virginia-2
- Wisconsin-3*
- Wyoming-4
Statute of limitations on Property Damage
The limitations on property damage are different than personal injury. Generally, in most us states, the property damage statute is a longer in time duration. You may have had a car wreck but you did not suffer any injury.
The numbers outside the state names indicate the number of years you have to bring suit against someone who has damaged your car or truck in the event of an accident.
Property damage statute for all US states:
- Alabama-6
- Alaska-6
- Arizona-2
- Arkansas-3
- California-3
- Colorado-2
- Connecticut-2
- Delaware-2
- Washington, D.C.-3
- Florida-4
- Georgia-4
- Hawaii-2
- Idaho-3
- Illinois-5
- Indiana-6
- Iowa-5
- Kansas-2
- Kentucky-5
- Louisiana-1
- Maine-6
- Maryland-3
- Massachusetts-3
- Michigan-3
- Minnesota-6
- Mississippi-3
- Missouri-5
- Montana-2
- Nebraska-4
- Nevada-3
- New Hampshire-3
- New Jersey-6
- New Mexico-4
- New York-3
- North Carolina-3
- North Dakota-6
- Mariana Islands-
- Ohio-4
- Oklahoma-2
- Oregon-6
- Pennsylvania-2
- Rhode Island-10
- South Carolina-3
- South Dakota-6
- Tennessee-3
- Texas-2
- Utah-3
- Vermont-3
- Virginia-5
- Washington-3
- West Virginia-2
- Wisconsin-6
- Wyoming-4
Personal injury and property damage statutes
If you have been injured in a car or truck accident, make sure you see a personal injury doctor ASAP. Seeing a doctor who treats car accidents first will document your injury and you will not have what is called a gap or delay in medical care.