Injury claim deadline calculator
Every state sets a statute of limitations: a deadline to file a personal-injury lawsuit. Pick the state and the accident date to see the general deadline, the days left and the statute. This is general information, not legal advice.
Work out your filing deadline
Choose a state and enter the accident date to see the general filing deadline.
General information, not legal advice. Nothing you enter leaves your device.
Read this before you rely on the date
This is general information, not legal advice. The calculator shows the general deadline in each state's statute. Deadlines have exceptions, and your deadline can be shorter or longer than the date shown.
- Claims against government bodies. A claim against a city, county, state or public agency often needs a written notice long before the lawsuit deadline.
- Minors. When the injured person is under 18, the clock can run differently.
- Discovery rules. In some cases the clock starts when the injury is discovered, not on the accident date.
- Wrongful death. A claim after a death can have its own period and its own start date.
- Changes in the law. The periods here are the ones in the statutes on the dates checked. If the law changed after your accident, a different period may apply to you.
An attorney licensed in the state where the accident happened should confirm your deadline. Kazaam is a marketing and lead-connection service, not a law firm.
States covered and their statutes
The calculator covers 8 states. Each period below was read from the statute on the official state site on the date shown. Other states are not covered, because their statutes have not been checked for this page. If your state is not listed, ask an attorney licensed there.
Arizona
two years
Two years after the cause of action accrues.
Arizona Revised Statutes §12-542
Checked 13 November 2026
California
two years
Two years for an injury caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another.
Code of Civil Procedure §335.1
Checked 13 November 2026
Florida
two years
Two years for an action founded on negligence that accrued after March 24, 2023, when Chapter 2023-15, Laws of Florida (HB 837) cut the period from four years.
Checked 13 November 2026
Louisiana
two years
Two years for delictual actions arising after July 1, 2024, when Act 423 of 2024 replaced the old one-year period.
Checked 12 November 2026
Maine
six years
Six years for civil actions generally.
Checked 13 November 2026
New York
three years
Three years for an action to recover damages for a personal injury.
Checked 13 November 2026
Texas
two years
Two years from the day the cause of action accrues.
Civil Practice and Remedies Code §16.003
Checked 13 November 2026
Washington
three years
Three years for injury to the person or rights of another.
Checked 13 November 2026
How it is calculated
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Start from the accident date. The calculator treats the accident date as the day the clock starts. That is the usual rule, but not the only one.
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Add the years in the statute. The deadline is the same month and day, that many years later. An accident on 10 March 2025 with a two-year period gives 10 March 2027.
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Handle 29 February. If the accident was on 29 February and the deadline year is not a leap year, the calculator uses 28 February, the earlier of the two possible dates. An accident on 29 February 2024 with a two-year period gives 28 February 2026.
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Count the days left. Days left are whole calendar days from today, on your device's clock, to the deadline date. The calculator does not move a deadline that falls on a weekend or court holiday, and it does not apply any exception.
The calculation runs in your browser. The state and date you enter are not sent to Kazaam or anyone else. For the deadlines that run sooner than the lawsuit deadline, read How long do I have to file a claim after an accident?
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