What is Statute of Limitations?

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What is Statute of Limitations?

Statutes of limitations is a statute in a common law legal system that is designed to set forth the maximum period of time that a certain legal proceeding based on certain events may be commenced.

A Statute of limitation is basically the amount of years that an individual has to proceed with a legal claim. If the statute of limitation has ran, that individual would not be able to use the legal system to bring a law suit. For example, if you are involved in an auto accident in the state of California and have suffered property damages, you would have three year to file a small claims in order to recover property damages.

Small Claims Statutes of Limitations (Years) In Accordance To Your Cause of Action and State

State	Written Contract	Oral Contract	Personal Injury	Property Damages	Information
Alabama	6 Years	6 Years	2 Years	6 Years
Alaska	3 Years	3 Years	2 Years	2 Years
Arizona	6 Years	3 Years	2 Years	2 Years
Arkansas	5 Years	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years
California	4 Years	2 Years	2 Years	3 Years
Colorado	6 Years	6 Years	2 Years	2 Years
Connecticut	6 Years	3 Years	2 Years	2 Years
Delaware	3 Years	3 Years	2 Years	2 Years
District of Columbia	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years
Florida	5 Years	4 Years	4 Years	4 Years
Georgia	6 Years	4 Years	2 Years	4 Years
Hawaii	6 Years	6 Years	2 Years	2 Years
Idaho	5 Years	4 Years	2 Years	3 Years
Illinois	10 Years	5 Years	2 Years	5 Years
Indiana	10 Years	6 Years	2 Years	6 Years
Iowa	10 Years	5 Years	2 Years	2 Years
Kansas	5 Years	3 Years	2 Years	2 Years
Kentucky	15 Years	5 Years	1 Year	5 Years
Louisiana	10 Years	10 Years	1 Year	1 Year
Maine	6 Years	6 Years	6 Years	6 Years
Maryland	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years
Massachusetts	6 Years	6 Years	3 Years	3 Years
Michigan	6 Years	6 Years	3 Years	3 Years
Minnesota	6 Years	6 Years	2 Years	6 Years
Missouri	5 Years	5 Years	5 Years	5 Years
Montana	8 Years	5 Years	3 Years	2 Years
Nebraska	5 Years	4 Years	4 Years	4 Years
New Hempshire	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years
New Jersey	6 Years	6 Years	2 Years	6 Years
New Mexico	6 Years	4 Years	3 Years	4 Years
New York	6 Years	6 Years	3 Years	3 Years
North Carolina	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years
Ohio	15 Years	6 Years	2 Years	4 Years
Oklahoma	5 Years	3 Years	2 Years	2 Years
Oregon	6 Years	6 Years	2 Years	6 Years
Pennsylvania	4 Years	4 Years	2 Years	2 Years
Rhode Island	10 Years	10 Years	3 Years	10 Years
South Carolina	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years
South Dekota	6 Years	6 Years	3 Years	6 Years
Tennessee	6 Years	6 Years	1 Year	3 Years
Texas	4 Years	4 Years	2 Years	2 Years
Utah	6 Years	4 Years	4 Years	3 Years
Vermont	6 Years	6 Years	3 Years	3 Years
Virginia	5 Years	3 Years	2 Years	5 Years
Washington	6 Years	3 Years	3 Years	3 Years
West Virginia	10 Years	5 Years	2 Years	2 Years
Wisconsin	6 Years	6 Years	3 Years	6 Years
Wyoming	10 Years	8 Years	4 Years	4 Years