All verified periods
Each figure is the number of years after a claim arises (the breach of the contract, or the damage) within which a lawsuit must be filed. Property damage here means damage to personal property, such as a car or belongings, unless the state page says the statute covers real property too.
| State | Written | Oral | Property | Main statute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 6 | 3 | 2 | A.R.S. § 12-548(A) |
| California | 4 | 2 | 3 | Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 337 |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 Del. C. § 8106(a) |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 3 | 3 | D.C. Code § 12-301(7) |
| Florida | 5 | 4 | 4 | Fla. Stat. § 95.11(2)(b) |
| Hawaii | 6 | 6 | 2 | HRS § 657-1(1) |
| Idaho | 5 | 4 | 3 | Idaho Code § 5-216 |
| Iowa | 10 | 5 | 5 | Iowa Code § 614.1(5)(a) |
| Kansas | 5 | 3 | 2 | K.S.A. 60-511(1) |
| Kentucky | 10 | 5 | 2 | KRS 413.160 |
| Maine | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 M.R.S. § 752 |
| Maryland | 3 | 3 | 3 | Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101 |
| Massachusetts | 6 | 6 | 3 | M.G.L. c. 260, § 2 |
| Michigan | 6 | 6 | 3 | MCL 600.5807(9) |
| Minnesota | 6 | 6 | 6 | Minn. Stat. § 541.05, subd. 1(1) |
| Missouri | 10 | 5 | 5 | RSMo § 516.110(1) |
| Montana | 6 | 5 | 2 | MCA 27-2-202(1) |
| Nebraska | 5 | 4 | 4 | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-205(1) |
| Nevada | 6 | 4 | 3 | NRS 11.190(1)(b) |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 3 | 3 | RSA 508:4, I |
| New York | 6 | 6 | 3 | N.Y. CPLR 213(2) |
| North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 3 | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52(1) |
| North Dakota | 6 | 6 | 6 | N.D.C.C. § 28-01-16(1) |
| Ohio | 6 | 4 | 2 | Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.06 |
| Oregon | 6 | 6 | 6 | ORS 12.080(1) |
| Rhode Island | 10 | 10 | 10 | R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-13(a) |
| South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 3 | S.C. Code § 15-3-530(1) |
| South Dakota | 6 | 6 | 6 | SDCL 15-2-13(1) |
| Vermont | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 V.S.A. § 511 |
| Virginia | 5 | 3 | 5 | Va. Code § 8.01-246(2) |
| Washington | 6 | 3 | 3 | RCW 4.16.040(1) |
| West Virginia | 10 | 5 | 2 | W. Va. Code § 55-2-6 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 6 | – | Wis. Stat. § 893.43(1) |
| Wyoming | 10 | 8 | 4 | W.S. 1-3-105(a)(i) |
| Alabama | not verified | The Code of Alabama site loads section text by script and could not be read on 21 Oct 2026. | ||
| Alaska | not verified | The Alaska Statutes pages on akleg.gov returned an error on 21 Oct 2026. | ||
| Arkansas | not verified | The Arkansas Code is on the LexisNexis host, which could not be read on 21 Oct 2026. | ||
| Colorado | not verified | The Colorado statutes are on the LexisNexis host, which could not be read on 21 Oct 2026. | ||
| Connecticut | not verified | cga.ct.gov refused automated reading on 21 Oct 2026. | ||
| Georgia | not verified | The Georgia Code is on the LexisNexis host, which required a CAPTCHA on 21 Oct 2026. | ||
| Illinois | not verified | 735 ILCS 5/13-206 (written contracts, 10 years) was read on 21 Oct 2026, but the ilga.gov page for 13-205 (unwritten contracts and property damage) refused automated reading, so the record is incomplete and not shown. | ||
| Indiana | not verified | The Indiana Code site (iga.in.gov) loads text by script; not read in this pass. | ||
| Louisiana | not verified | Not read in this pass. Louisiana counts "prescription" under the Civil Code, and its delictual period changed in 2024, which needs a careful reading. | ||
| Mississippi | not verified | The Mississippi Code is on the LexisNexis host, which required a CAPTCHA on 21 Oct 2026. | ||
| New Jersey | not verified | The New Jersey Legislature's statutes gateway returned no text for N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1 on 21 Oct 2026. | ||
| New Mexico | not verified | nmonesource.com returned an error on 21 Oct 2026. | ||
| Oklahoma | not verified | oscn.net refused automated reading on 21 Oct 2026. | ||
| Pennsylvania | not verified | palegis.us refused automated reading on 21 Oct 2026. | ||
| Tennessee | not verified | The Tennessee Code is on the LexisNexis host, which required a CAPTCHA on 21 Oct 2026. | ||
| Texas | not verified | statutes.capitol.texas.gov returned only its home page on 21 Oct 2026. | ||
| Utah | not verified | le.utah.gov loads statute text by script and returned only navigation on 21 Oct 2026. | ||
Reading the table
Periods are in years. Some states set one general period for most civil actions (Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire and Rhode Island among them), so all three columns match; others split contracts by whether they are written, signed, or for the payment of money. The state pages quote each section and work the dates through an example. Exceptions such as tolling, discovery rules and contracts under seal are noted where the section read mentions them.
17 jurisdictions are marked not verified because the official code could not be read. A deadline to sue applies in every court, including small claims.