Personal Injury Laws By State

Filing deadlines, fault rules, and damages caps — click any state to pre-fill the calculators.

State Reference Table

State	SOL (General PI)	Negligence Rule	Non-Econ Cap	Dog Bite
Alabama	2 years	Contributory	None	Strict Liability
Alaska	2 years	Pure Comparative	$400,000	One-Bite Rule
Arizona	2 years	Pure Comparative	None	Strict Liability
Arkansas	3 years	Modified 50%	None	One-Bite Rule
California	2 years	Pure Comparative	None	Strict Liability
Colorado	3 years	Modified 50%	$642,180	Strict Liability
Connecticut	2 years	Modified 51%	None	Strict Liability
Delaware	2 years	Modified 51%	None	Strict Liability
District of Columbia	3 years	Contributory	None	Strict Liability
Florida	4 years	Pure Comparative	None	Strict Liability
Georgia	2 years	Modified 50%	None	Strict Liability
Hawaii	2 years	Modified 51%	$375,000	Strict Liability
Idaho	2 years	Modified 50%	$458,728	Strict Liability
Illinois	2 years	Modified 51%	None	Strict Liability
Indiana	2 years	Modified 51%	None	Strict Liability
Iowa	2 years	Modified 51%	None	Strict Liability
Kansas	2 years	Modified 50%	None	One-Bite Rule
Kentucky	1 year	Pure Comparative	None	Strict Liability
Louisiana	1 year	Pure Comparative	None	Strict Liability
Maine	6 years	Modified 50%	None	Strict Liability
Maryland	3 years	Contributory	$890,000	Strict Liability
Massachusetts	3 years	Modified 51%	None	Strict Liability
Michigan	3 years	Modified 51%	None	Strict Liability
Minnesota	2 years	Modified 51%	None	Strict Liability
Mississippi	3 years	Pure Comparative	$1,000,000	One-Bite Rule
Missouri	5 years	Pure Comparative	None	Strict Liability
Montana	3 years	Modified 51%	None	Strict Liability
Nebraska	4 years	Modified 50%	None	Strict Liability
Nevada	2 years	Modified 51%	None	One-Bite Rule
New Hampshire	3 years	Modified 51%	None	Strict Liability
New Jersey	2 years	Modified 51%	None	Strict Liability
New Mexico	3 years	Pure Comparative	None	One-Bite Rule
New York	3 years	Pure Comparative	None	One-Bite Rule
North Carolina	3 years	Contributory	None	One-Bite Rule
North Dakota	6 years	Modified 50%	None	One-Bite Rule
Ohio	2 years	Modified 51%	$350,000	Strict Liability
Oklahoma	2 years	Modified 51%	$350,000	One-Bite Rule
Oregon	2 years	Modified 51%	None	One-Bite Rule
Pennsylvania	2 years	Modified 51%	None	Strict Liability
Rhode Island	3 years	Pure Comparative	None	Strict Liability
South Carolina	3 years	Modified 51%	None	Strict Liability
South Dakota	3 years	Pure Comparative	None	One-Bite Rule
Tennessee	1 year	Modified 50%	$750,000	Strict Liability
Texas	2 years	Modified 51%	None	One-Bite Rule
Utah	4 years	Modified 50%	None	Strict Liability
Vermont	3 years	Modified 51%	None	One-Bite Rule
Virginia	2 years	Contributory	None	One-Bite Rule
Washington	3 years	Pure Comparative	None	Strict Liability
West Virginia	2 years	Modified 50%	None	Strict Liability
Wisconsin	3 years	Modified 51%	None	Strict Liability
Wyoming	4 years	Modified 51%	None	One-Bite Rule