State By State Statute of Limitations Guide

Alabama Statue of Limitations

contracts, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, libel, slander, defamation, medical malpractice actions, personal injury actions, products liability actions, minors

Alabama Statue of Limitations	capital offense, contracts, counterfeiting, felony, drug trafficking, forgery, fraud, injury, torts, libel, slander, defamation, medical malpractice, product liability, rape, sexual assault, minor, wrongful death
Alaska Statute of Limitations	capital offense, contracts, counterfeiting, felony, drug trafficking, forgery, fraud, injury, torts, libel, slander, defamation, medical malpractice, product liability, rape, sexual assault, minor, wrongful death
Arizona Statute of Limitations	capital offense, contracts, counterfeiting, felony, drug trafficking, forgery, fraud, injury, torts, libel, slander, defamation, medical malpractice, product liability, rape, sexual assault, minor, wrongful death
Arkansas Statute of Limitations	defamation, domestic judgments, fraud, injury to personal property, legal malpractice, libel, medical malpractice, minors, oral agreements, oral contracts, personal injuy actions, product liability, professional malpractice, slander, written agreements, written contracts, wrongful death
California Statute of Limitations	attempt, conspiracy, solicitation, commit, forgery, kidnapping, libel, medical malpractice, minors, misdemeanors, murder, oral contracts, personal injury, petty offenses, product liability, professional malpractice, slander, treason, uninsured motorist claims, written contracts, wrongful death
Colorado Statute of Limitations	defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, libel, medical malpractice, oral contracts, personal injury actions, product liability, professional malpractice, slander, written contract, wrongful death
Connecticut Statute of Limitations	defamation, domestic judgment, foreign judgment, injury personal property, libel, medical malpractice, minors, open accounts for debt, collection, oral contracts, personal injury, product liability, professional malpractice, promissory notes, property damage, sales of goods, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
Delaware Statute of Limitations	defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, judgments, libel, medical malpractice, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts for debt collections, oral agreements, oral contracts, personal injury, product liability, professional malpractice, promissory notes, slander, unpaid wages, written contracts, wrongful death
Florida Statute of Limitations	breach of any contract for sale, defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, libel, medical malpractice, foreign object, minors, municipalities, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts, debt collections, oral agreements, oral contracts, personal injury, product liability, promissory notes, slander, written contract, contract under seal
Georgia Statute of Limitations	certain intentional torts, contracts, defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, judgments, legal malpractice, libel, medical malpractice, minors, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts for debt collections, oral agreements, personal injury actions, products liability actions, products liability, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
Hawaii Statute of Limitations	breach of contract for sale, defamation, domestic judgment, foreign judgments, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, judgments, libel, medical malpractice, municipalities, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts for debt collection, oral agreements, personal injury, products liability, professional malpractice, promissory notes, rape, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
Idaho Statute of Limitations	breach of contract for sale, defamation, domestic judgments, foreign judgments, injury to personal property, legal malpractice, libel, medical malpractice, municipalities, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts, debt collections, oral agreements, contracts, personal injury, product liability, professional malpractice, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
Illinois Statute of Limitations	asbestos, breach of contract, judgments, medical malpractice, minors, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts, debt collections, oral agreements, personal injury, products liability, promissory notes, unwritten accounts, written contracts, wrongful death
Indiana Statute of Limitations	demand note, domestic judgments, foreign judgments, judgments, medical malpractice, minors, negligence, personal injury, open accounts, oral agreements, product liability, promissory notes, written contracts, wrongful death
Iowa Statute of Limitations	defamation, domestic judgment, foreign judgment, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, libel, medical malpractice, minors, negligence, personal injury, open acounts, debt collections, oral agreements, oral contracts, product liability, professional malpractice, promissory notes, slander, tort actions, written contracts, wrongful death
Kansas Statute of Limitations	fraud, intentional torts, medical malpractice, minors, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts, debt collections, oral agreements, personal injury, product liability, promissory notes, written contracts, wrongful death
Kentucky Statute of Limitations	contracts, defamation, domestic judgment, forcible rape, foreign judgement, fraud, injury to personal property, judgment, libel, medical malpractice, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts for debt collection, oral agreements, personal injury, product liability, promissory notes, slander, uninsured motorist claims, written contracts, wrongful death
Louisiana Statute of Limitations	domestic judgment, foreign judgment, intentional torts, medical malpractice, minors, negligence, personal injury, open accounts, debt collection, oral agreements, personal injury, products liability, promissory notes, written contracts, wrongful death
Maine Statute of Limitations	mortgage notes, foreclosure, consumer protection actions, contracts, debt instruments, contracts under seal, defamation, domestic judgments, foreign judgments, fraud, injury to personal property, judgments, libel, medical malpractice, minors, most intentional torts, open accounts, debt collections, oral contracts, oral agreements, personal injury, probate claims, product liability, promissory notes, recovery of property, sales contract, ucc, slander, written contract, wrongful death
Maryland Statute of Limitations	breach of contract, contracts, defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, judgments, libel,  medical malpractice, minorsr, negligence, personal injury, open accouts, debt collections, oral agreements, product liability, professional malpractice, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
Massachusetts Statute of Limitations	breach of contract for sale under ucc, domestic judgment, foreign judgment, fraud, intentional torts, judgments, medical malpractice, minors, negligence, personal injury, open accounts, debt collections, oral agreements, personal injury, products liability, promissory notes, sales contract, transportation service, written contracts, wrongful death
Michigan Statute of Limitations	deficiency claims, domestic judgment, enforcement on construction liens, foreign judgment, intentional torts, judgment liens, medical malpractice, minors, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts, debt collections, oral agreements, personal injury, product liability, promissory notes, sales contracts, written contracts, wrongful death
Minnesota Statute of Limitations	domestic judgment, foreign judgment, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, libel, medical malpractice, minors, negligence, personal injury, open accouts, debt collections, oral agreements, personal injury, promissory notes, sales of goods, ucc, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
Mississippi Statute of Limitations	contract, defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, libel, medical malpractice, minors, negligence, personal injury, open accounts, debt collections, oral contracts, personal injury, products liability, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
Missouri Statute of Limitations	breach of contract for sale of goods, defamation, foreign judgements, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, libel, minors, medical malpractice actions,  municipalities, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts for collections, oral contracts, oral agreements, personal injury actions, products liability, defective products, promissory notes, real estate actions, foreclosure actions, recovery of personal property, relief on grounds of fraud, slander, unwritten contract, written contract, wrongful death
Montana Statute of Limitations	accountant malpractice, defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, libel, minors, medical malpractice actions, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts for collections, oral agreements, personal injury, product liability, promissory notes, real estate, foreclosure, mortgage, recovery of personal property, relief on grounds of fraud, sexual assault, slander, unwritten contract, expressed, implied, written contracts, wrongful death
Nebraska Statute of Limitations	contracts, sale of goods, contracts under seal, defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, judgments, libel, medical malpractice, minors, notes, negotiable instruments, secured by mortgage, open accounts, collections, oral agreements, personal injury, product liability, promissory notes, slander, written  contracts under seal, wrongful death
Nevada Statute of Limitations	conversion of an instrument for money, contracts, defamation, foreign judgments, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, judments, libel, medical malpractice, minors, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts, oral agreements, personal injury, product liability, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
New Hampshire Statute of Limitations	contracts, defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, judgments, libel, medical malpractice actions, minors, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts, oral agreements, oral contracts, personal injury actions, product liability action, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
New Jersey Statute of Limitations	contracts, defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, judgments, libel, medical malpractice, minors, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts for debt collections, oral agreements, oral contracts, personal injury actions, products liability actions, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
New Mexico Statute of Limitations	contracts under a seal, defamation, expressed, implied, not under a seal, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, judgments, libel, medical malpractice actions, minors, municipalities, open accounts for debt collections, oral agreements, personal injury actions, product liability actions, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
New York Statute of Limitations	defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, legal malpractice, libel, medical malpractice actions, minors, negligence causing personal injury, oral agreements, oral contracts, personal injury actions, product liability actions, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
North Carolina Statute of Limitations	defamation, domestic judgment, foreign judgment, fraud, injury to personal propert, intentional torts, libel, medical malpractice actions, minors, municipalities, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts for collection of debt, oral agreements, oral contracts, personal injury actions, product liability actions, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
North Dakota Statute of Limitations	contracts, defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, judgment, libel, medical malpractice, actions, minors, negligence causing person injury, open accounts for collection of debt, oral agreements, personal injury actions, product liability actions, promissory notes, slander, unlawful trade practices, written contracts, wrongful death
Ohio Statute of Limitations	defamation, fraud, injury to personal property intentional torts, libel, minors, negligence, personal injury, open accounts, oral agreements, oral contracts, personal injury actions, products liability, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, contracts under seal, wrongful death
Oklahoma Statute of Limitations	contracts under seal, defamation, hospital liens, intentional torts, libel, mechanic's lien, medical malpractice, lega malpractice, minors, municipalities, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts for collection of debts, oral agreements, personal injury actions, product liability, promissory notes, sale of goods, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
Oregon Statute of Limitations	contracts written under seal, defamation, domestic judgments, foreign judments, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, libel, medical malpractice, insertion of foreign object, minors, negligence, causing personal injury, open accounts for debt collections, oral agreements, personal injury actions, product liablity, professional malpractice, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
Pennsylvania Statute of Limitations	contracts, defamation, domestic judgments, foreign judgments, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, legal malpractice, libel, medical malpractice, minors, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts for debt collection, oral agreement, personal injury, product liability, promissory notes, written contracts, wrongful death
Rhode Island Statute of Limitations	contracts, defamation, domestic judgments, foreign judgments, injury to personal property, inentional tort, libel, medical malpractice, insertion of foreign object, minors, negligence causing personal injury, open account for debt collection, oral agreement, personal injury, product liability, promissory notes, silicone breast implants, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
South Carolina Statute of Limitations	defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, libel, medical malpractice, minors, open accounts for debt collection, oral agreements, personal injry, product liability, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
South Dakota Statute of Limitations	asbestos damage, defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, libel, medical malpractice actions, medical malpractice actions based on insertion of a foreign object, minors, open accounts for debt collection, oral agreements, oral contracts, personal injury actions, products liability actions, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
Tennessee Statute of Limitations	defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, libel, medical malpractice, actions based on insertion, minors, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts for debt collections, oral agreements, personal injury, skiing accidents, product liability action, promissory notes, sale of goods, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
Texas Statute of Limitations	contracts, defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, libel medical malpractice actions, insertion of foreign object, open accounts for debt collection, oral agreements, personal injury actions, product liability, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
Utah Statute of Limitations	defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, libel, medical malpractice actions, minors, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts for debt collection, oral agreements, personal injury actions, products liability actions, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
Vermont Statute of Limitations	contracts, defamation, injury to personal property, libel, medical malpractice actions, minors, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts for debt collection, oral agreements, personal injury, product liability, promissory notes, slander, written contracts, wrongful death
Virginia Statute of Limitations	contracts, defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, libel, medical malpractice, insertion of foreign object, minors, negligence causing personal injury, open accounts for debt collection, oral agreements, personal injury, product liability, promissory notes, slander, written contract, wrongful death
Washington Statute of Limitations	defamation, fraud, injury to personal property, intentional torts, libel, medical malpractice actions, minors, negligence causing personal injury, open account for debt collection, oral agreements, personal injury, product liability, professional malpractice, promissory note, slander, written contract, wrongful death