Statute of limitations for Personal injury — by U.S. state
Civil statute-of-limitations filing deadlines for Personal injury in 51 states: 1–6 years (median 2). Each state's statutory period + citation are RECORDED (verify at the cited URL); whether the statute applies to a specific claim and when the clock started is fact-specific legal judgment (L5), NOT legal advice. A missed statute of limitations usually bars a claim permanently. Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026). CC0.
CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026)
Personal injury statute of limitations in Kentucky
Personal injury statute of limitations in Tennessee
Personal injury statute of limitations in Alaska
Personal injury statute of limitations in Alabama
Personal injury statute of limitations in Arizona
Personal injury statute of limitations in California
Personal injury statute of limitations in Colorado
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Personal injury statute of limitations in Delaware
Personal injury statute of limitations in Florida
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Personal injury statute of limitations in Indiana
Personal injury statute of limitations in Kansas
Personal injury statute of limitations in Louisiana
Personal injury statute of limitations in New Jersey
Personal injury statute of limitations in Nevada
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Personal injury statute of limitations in Oklahoma
Personal injury statute of limitations in Oregon
Personal injury statute of limitations in Pennsylvania
Personal injury statute of limitations in Texas
Personal injury statute of limitations in Virginia
Personal injury statute of limitations in West Virginia
Personal injury statute of limitations in Arkansas
Personal injury statute of limitations in District of Columbia
Personal injury statute of limitations in Massachusetts
Personal injury statute of limitations in Maryland
Personal injury statute of limitations in Michigan
Personal injury statute of limitations in Mississippi
Personal injury statute of limitations in Montana
Personal injury statute of limitations in North Carolina
Personal injury statute of limitations in New Hampshire
Personal injury statute of limitations in New Mexico
Personal injury statute of limitations in New York
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Personal injury statute of limitations in South Carolina
Personal injury statute of limitations in South Dakota
Personal injury statute of limitations in Vermont
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Personal injury statute of limitations in Utah
Personal injury statute of limitations in Wyoming
Personal injury statute of limitations in Missouri
Personal injury statute of limitations in Maine
Personal injury statute of limitations in Minnesota
6 years (negligence) / 2 years (intentional torts)
Personal injury statute of limitations in North Dakota
You were physically hurt by someone's negligence — a crash, a fall, an assault.
The civil statute of limitations for Personal injury ranges from 1 to 6 years across U.S. states
For Personal injury, the general civil statute of limitations is 1–6 years (median 2) across 51 states. A DERIVED min/max/median over each state's RECORDED statutory period (occurred=false, adjudged=false — an in-house cross-state summary; the per-state statutes + citations are in itemListElement, each verifiable at its statute URL). It is NOT a personal deadline: the discovery rule, tolling (minors/disability/defendant absence), repose limits, government-defendant notice rules, and the exact sub-claim can make a real deadline shorter or longer — and missing a statute of limitations usually bars the claim permanently.
occurred=FALSE (a calculation, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (a transparent in-house formula, not an authority's verdict — no external adjudicator). Reproduce it from its named inputs; falsified if the formula or inputs are wrong. Lower warrant than the adjudged figures above.
This is not legal advice or a personal deadline
Which statute applies to a specific claim, and when the clock started, is fact-specific legal judgment. Anyone with a potential personal injury claim near a deadline should consult a licensed attorney or legal aid immediately rather than rely on this reference.
Justice Atlas L5 boundary (statutory text ≠ a personal deadline)
a cross-state statutory reference, not a personal deadline or advice
occurred=FALSE (a framing, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (an in-house reading, not an authority's verdict) — the LOWEST-warrant claim here. A flat representation would render this identically to the official facts; the four-status does not.
Personal injury filing deadlines by state (shortest first)