Statutes of Limitations by State It is really important to act on your legal case quickly. States have time limits within which you have to file suit. Some states have time limits as short as one year (Kentucky, Louisiana, and Tennesee). But all are quicker than you might think. Here they are: State Statute of Limitations State Law Alabama 2 years Ala. Code Sec. 6-2-38 Alaska 2 years Alaska Stat. Sec. 9.10.070 Arizona 2 years Ariz. Stat. Sec. 16-114-203 Arkansas 3 years Ark. Stat. Sec. 16-114-203 California 2 years Cal. Code of Civ. Proc. Sec. 335.1 Colorado 2 years Colo. Rev. Stat. Sec. 13-80-102 Connecticut 2 years Conn. Gen. State. Sec. 52-584 Delaware 2 years Del. Code Ann. Title 10, Sec. 8119 District of Columbia (D.C.) 3 years D.C. Code Ann. Sec. 12-301 Florida 4 years Fla. Stat. Ann. Sec. 95.11 Georgia 2 years Ga. Code Ann. Sec. 9-3-33 Hawaii 2 years Haw. Rev. Stat. Sec. 657.7 Idaho 2 years Idaho Code Sec. 5-219 Illinois 2 years Ill. Ann. State. Ch. 735, Art. 5, Sec. 13-202 Indiana 2 years Ind. Code Ann. Sec. 34-11-2-4 Iowa 2 years Iowa Code Ann. Sec. 614.1 Kansas 2 years Kan. Stat. Ann. Sec. 60-513 Kentucky 1 year Ky. Rev. Stat. Sec. 413.140 Louisiana 1 year La. Civ. Code Ann. Art. 3492 Maine 6 years Maine Rev. Stat. Ann. Title 14, Ch. 205, Sec. 752 Maryland 3 years Md. Ann. Code Sec. 5-101 Massachusetts 3 years Mass. Gen. Laws, Art. 260, Secs. 2A, 4 Michigan 3 years Mich. Comp Laws Sec. 600.5805(9) Minnesota 2 years Minn. Stat. Ann. Sec. 541.05, 541.07 Mississippi 3 years Miss. Code Ann. Sec. 15-1-49 Missouri 5 years Missouri Ann. Stat. Title 35, Sec. 516.120 Montana 3 years Mont. Code Ann. Sec. 27-2-204, 27-2-207 Nebraska 4 years Neb. Rev. Stat. Sec. 25-207 Nevada 2 years Nev. Rev. Stat. Sec 11.190 New Hampshire 3 years N.H. Rev. State. Sec. 508.4 New Jersey 2 years N.J. Stat. Ann. Sec. 2A:14-2 New Mexico 3 years N.M. Stat. Ann. Sec. 37-1-8 New York 3 years N.Y. Civ. Prac. R. Sec. 214 North Carolina 3 years N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 1-52 North Dakota 6 / 2 years N.D. Cent. Code Sec. 28-01-16, 28-01-18 Ohio 2 years Ohio Rev. Code Sec. 2305.10 Oklahoma 2 years Okla. Stat. Ann. Title 12, Sec. 95 Oregon 2 years Ore. Rev. Stat. Sec. 12.110 Pennsylvania 2 years 42 Pa. Con. Stat. Sec. 5524 Rhode Island 3 years R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 9-1-14 South Carolina 3 years S.C. Code Ann. Sec. 15-3-530 South Dakota 3 years S.D. Comp. Laws Ann. Sec. 15-2-14 Tennessee 1 years Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 28-3-104 Texas 2 years Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Sec. 16.003 Utah 4 years Utah Code Ann. Sec. 78-12-28 Vermont 3 years Vt. Stat. Ann. Title 12, Sec. 512 Virginia 2 years Va. Code Sec. 8.01-243 Washington 3 years Wa. Rev. Code Ann. Sec. 4.16.080 West Virginia 2 years W. Va. Code Sec. 55-2-12 Wisconsin 3 years Wisc. Stat. Ann. Sec. 893.54 Wyoming 4 years Wy. Stat. Ann. Sec. 1-3-105 Do not hesitate to contact a lawyer as soon as possible.