Small Claims

Statute of Limitations (Years)

State

Written Contracts

Oral Contracts

Personal Injury

Property Damage

Alabama

6

6

2

6

Alaska

3

3

2

6

(real estate)

2

(personal property)

Arizona

6

3

2

2

Arkansas

5

3

3

3

California

4

2

2

3

Colorado

6

6

2

2

Connecticut

6

3

2

2

Delaware

3

3

2

2

District of Columbia

3

3

3

3

Florida

5

4

4

4

Georgia

6

4

2

4

Hawaii

6

6

2

2

Idaho

5

4

2

3

Illinois

10

5

2

5

Indiana

10

6

2

6

(real estate)

2

(personal property)

Iowa

10

5

2

5

Kansas

5

3

2

2

Kentucky

15

5

1

5

(real estate)

2

(personal property)

Louisiana

10

10

1

1

Maine

6

6

6

6

Maryland

3

3

3

3

Massachusetts

6

6

3

3

Michigan

6

6

3

3

Minnesota

6

6

2

6

Mississippi

3

3

3

3

Missouri

5

5

5

5

Montana

8

5

3

2

Nebraska

5

4

4

4

Nevada

6

4

2

3

New Hampshire

3

3

3

3

New Jersey

6

6

2

6

New Mexico

6

4

3

4

New York

6

6

3

3

North Carolina

3

3

3

3

North Dakota

6

6

6

6

Ohio

15

6

2

4

(real estate)

2

(personal property)

Oklahoma

5

3

2

2

Oregon

6

6

2

6

Pennsylvania

4

4

2

2

Rhode Island

10

10

3

10

South Carolina

3

3

3

3

South Dakota

6

6

3

6

Tennessee

6

6

1

3

Texas

4

4

2

2

Utah

6

4

4

3

Vermont

6

6

3

3

Virginia

5

3

2

5

Washington

6

3

3

3

West Virginia

10

5

2

2

Wisconsin

6

6

3

6

Wyoming

10

8

4

4