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Parking Lot Accident Statute of Limitations by State

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Statutes of limitation for parking lot accident injury claims range from one year (Tennessee, Kentucky) to six years (Maine, North Dakota, Minnesota) depending on the state. Most states fall between two and three years. Missing your deadline typically bars you from filing a lawsuit entirely.

The statute of limitations is the legal deadline for filing a personal injury lawsuit after an accident. It varies significantly by state and is one of the most important, and most missed, deadlines in personal injury law. The table below sorts every state from shortest to longest deadline.

StateFiling Deadline
Kentucky1 year
Tennessee1 year
Alabama2 years
Alaska2 years
Arizona2 years
California2 years
Connecticut2 years
Delaware2 years
Florida2 years
Georgia2 years
Hawaii2 years
Idaho2 years
Illinois2 years
Indiana2 years
Iowa2 years
Kansas2 years
Louisiana2 years
Nevada2 years
New Jersey2 years
Ohio2 years
Oklahoma2 years
Oregon2 years
Pennsylvania2 years
Texas2 years
Virginia2 years
West Virginia2 years
Arkansas3 years
Colorado3 years
Maryland3 years
Massachusetts3 years
Michigan3 years
Mississippi3 years
Montana3 years
New Hampshire3 years
New Mexico3 years
New York3 years
North Carolina3 years
Rhode Island3 years
South Carolina3 years
South Dakota3 years
Vermont3 years
Washington3 years
Wisconsin3 years
Nebraska4 years
Utah4 years
Wyoming4 years
Missouri5 years
Maine6 years
Minnesota6 years
North Dakota6 years

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