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The chart below contains common statutes of limitations for all 50 states, expressed in years.
We provide this chart as a rough guide. Check your state’s actual statutes of limitation for the time limit for your specific claim, which may be different than what you read here. For example, time limits for filing a lawsuit to recover on a bad debt are often shorter than the time limits for filing a lawsuit for breaches of other types of contracts. And while in some states the statute of limitations for foreclosing on a mortgage is the same as for written contracts, in other states there is a separate law and time period. (See Nolo’s Legal Research area for tips and links to websites where you can read your state’s statutes online.)
| State | Statute | Written contract | Oral contract | Injury | Property damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Ala. Code § 6-2-2 et seq. * | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Alaska | Alaska Stat. § 09.10.010 et seq. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 (real property); 2 (personal property) |
| Arizona | Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12-541 et seq. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-101 et seq. | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| California | Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 312 et seq. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102 et seq. | 3 (6 most debts; rent) (2 tortious breach) |
3 (6 short-term debt/rent ) (2 tortious breach) |
2 | 2 |
| Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 52-575 et seq. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Delaware | Del. Code Ann. tit. 10, § 8101 et seq. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| District of Columbia | D.C. Code § 12-301 et seq. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Florida | Fla. Stat. Ann. § 95.011 et seq. | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Georgia | Ga. Code Ann. § 9-3-20 et seq. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Hawaii | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-1 et seq. | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Idaho | Idaho Code § 5-201 et seq. | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Illinois | 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/13-201 et seq. | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Indiana | Ind. Code Ann. § 34-11-2-1 et seq. | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 (real property); 2 (personal property) |
| Iowa | Iowa Code Ann. § 614.1 et seq. | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Kansas | Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-501 et seq. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Kentucky | Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 413.080 et seq. | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5 (real property); 2 (personal property) |
| Louisiana | La. civil code § 3492 et seq. | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 751 et seq. | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Maryland | Md. Courts & Jud. Proc. Code Ann. § 5-101 et seq. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | Mass. Ann. Laws ch. 260, § 1 et seq. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5801 et seq. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Minnesota | Minn. Stat. Ann. § 541.01 et seq. | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Mississippi | Miss. Code. Ann. § 15-1-1 et seq. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.097 et seq. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-2021 et seq. | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-201 et seq. | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 11.010 et seq. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| New Hampshire | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:1 et seq. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| New Jersey | N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2a:14-1 et seq. | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| New Mexico | N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-1-1 et seq. | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| New York | N.Y. Civ. Prac. Laws & Rules § 201 et seq. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-46 et seq. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| North Dakota | N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-01 et seq. | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.03 et seq. | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 91 et seq. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Oregon | Or. Rev. Stat. § 12.010 et seq. | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 5501 et seq. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Rhode Island | R. I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-12 et seq. | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-510 et seq. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| South Dakota | S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 15-2-1 et seq. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-101 et seq. | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Texas | Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.001 et seq. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Utah | Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-101 et seq. | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Vermont | Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 461 et seq. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-228 et seq. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Washington | Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 4.16.005 et seq. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| West Virginia | W. Va. Code § 55-2-1 et seq. | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | Wis. Stat. Ann. § 893.01 et seq. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. § 1-3-102 et seq. | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
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