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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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