State Statutes

Our statute guide offers the negligence laws and statutes of limitations for all fifty states.

While our guide is not intended to replace careful legal research, we keep it updated with the most current information available to us.

 

Statute Guide *

State Negligence Uninsured Motorist Personal Injury Property Damage
Alabama Contributory 6 2 2
Alaska Pure Comparative 6 2 2
Arizona Pure Comparative 6 2 2
Arkansas 51+% 5 3 3
California Pure Comparative 3 2 3
Colorado 51+% 6 3 3
Connecticut 50+% 6 2 2
Delaware 50+% 2 3 2
Dist. of Columbia Contributory 3 3 3
Florida Pure Comparative 5 4 4
Georgia 51+% 2 2 4
Hawaii 50+% 6 2 2
Idaho 51+% 5 2 3
Illinois 50+% 10 2 5
Indiana 50+% 10 2 2
Iowa 50+% 2 2 5
Kansas 51+% 5 2 2
Kentucky Pure Comparative 5 2 2
Louisiana Pure Comparative 2 1 1
Maine 51+% 6 6 6
Maryland Contributory 3 3 3
Massachusetts 50+% 6 3 3
Michigan 50+% 6 3 3
Minnesota 50+% 6 6 6
Mississippi Pure Comparative 3 3 3
Missouri Pure Comparative 10 5 5
Montana 50+% 3 3 2
Nebraska 51+% 4 4 4
Nevada 50+% 6 2 3
New Hampshire 50+% 6 3 3
New Jersey 50+% 2 2 6
New Mexico Pure Comparative 6 3 4
New York Pure Comparative 6 3 3
North Carolina Contributory 3 3 3
North Dakota 51+% 6 6 6
Ohio 50+% 15 2 2
Oklahoma 51+% 2 2 2
Oregon 50+% 6 2 6
Pennsylvania 50+% 2 2 2
Rhode Island Pure Comparative 10 3 10
South Carolina 50+% 3 3 3
South Dakota Pure Comparative 3 3 6
Tennessee 51+% 1 1 3
Texas 50+% 4 2 2
Utah 51+% 4 4 3
Vermont 50+% 6 3 3
Virginia Contributory 2 2 5
Washington Pure Comparative 6 3 3
West Virginia 51+% 2 2 2
Wisconsin 50+% 6 3 6
Wyoming 50+% 6 4 4

Warning & Disclaimer

* This Statute of limitations calculator is not intended to replace careful legal research. All sections of the jurisdiction’s statute of limitations must be read to insure that the circumstances of the case and each legal theory are considered in determining the appropriate limitations period and the application of and exceptions to the running of the period. The information contained in this statute of limitations calculator is believed to be correct as of the date of publication, but the publisher cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information. Amendments and revisions of the states’ Laws may alter the citation or substantive content of the law. This calculator is a guide to the limitation periods that might apply to a particular case. Local practice and court interpretation of the law may create shorter or longer periods not reflected in the statutory language.