Plazos de Prescripción por Estado
Encuentre los plazos de presentación para lesiones personales, responsabilidad por producto y muerte por negligencia en los 50 estados y Washington, D.C. Los plazos son reglas generales—las excepciones de suspensión, la regla del descubrimiento y los plazos de caducidad pueden cambiar el análisis para su situación específica.
| Estado | Lesiones Personales | Resp. por Producto | Muerte por Negligencia | Notas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama (AL) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Alabama Code § 6-2-38. Wrongful death deadline runs from date of death. |
| Alaska (AK) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Alaska Stat. § 09.10.070. Discovery rule may extend some product claims. |
| Arizona (AZ) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-542. 12-year statute of repose for some product claims. |
| Arkansas (AR) | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-105. Five-year SOL for written contracts may apply in some warranty contexts. |
| California (CA) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 335.1. Discovery rule can extend product liability deadlines based on when injury was or should have been discovered. |
| Colorado (CO) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102. Three years for motor vehicle accidents. Seven-year statute of repose for certain product claims. |
| Connecticut (CT) | 2 years | 3 years | 2 years | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-584 (negligence), § 52-577a (product liability). Product liability claims may have up to 10 years from the date the product was first sold under the statute of repose. |
| Delaware (DE) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Del. Code tit. 10, § 8119. Wrongful death runs from date of death under § 8107 (pre-2024) or § 8119 as amended. |
| District of Columbia (DC) | 3 years | 3 years | 2 years | D.C. Code § 12-301. Wrongful death limit is two years from date of death. |
| Florida (FL) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Fla. Stat. § 95.11(3)(a). Statute of repose for products is 12 years from delivery in most cases, with a 7-year useful-life exception for some machinery. |
| Georgia (GA) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Ga. Code Ann. § 9-3-33. Ten-year statute of repose for product defects from the date of first sale. |
| Hawaii (HI) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-7. Discovery rule applies for latent injuries. |
| Idaho (ID) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Idaho Code § 5-219. Statute of repose in product cases may bar claims brought more than 10 years after first sale. |
| Illinois (IL) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 735 ILCS 5/13-202. Discovery rule applies in certain cases. 12-year statute of repose for products unless injury occurs within 12 years of first sale/lease. |
| Indiana (IN) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4. Ten-year statute of repose for product liability actions. The Indiana Product Liability Act governs these claims. |
| Iowa (IA) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Iowa Code § 614.1(2). Some product claims may benefit from a discovery rule. |
| Kansas (KS) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-513. Statute of repose bars product claims filed more than 10 years after the product was first delivered. |
| Kentucky (KY) | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | Ky. Rev. Stat. § 413.140(1)(a). Wrongful death must be brought within 1 year of death OR 2 years from appointment of personal representative (whichever is later), capped at 2 years from death. |
| Louisiana (LA) | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | La. Civ. Code art. 3492. Prescription (Louisiana's term for statute of limitations) is the shortest in the U.S. for these case types. |
| Maine (ME) | 6 years | 6 years | 2 years | Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 752. Maine has the longest personal injury and product liability SOL in the U.S. |
| Maryland (MD) | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | Md. Code Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101. For wrongful death, three years from the date of death. |
| Massachusetts (MA) | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2A (negligence), § 4 (wrongful death). Some product claims may fall under a three-year limit from the date of injury. |
| Michigan (MI) | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805. Wrongful death runs three years from date of death. |
| Minnesota (MN) | 2 years | 4 years | 3 years | Minn. Stat. § 541.07 (personal injury), § 573.02 (wrongful death). Product liability may extend to 4 years under certain circumstances. |
| Mississippi (MS) | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-49. Discovery rule may apply in latent-injury product cases. |
| Missouri (MO) | 5 years | 5 years | 3 years | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120. Missouri has one of the longer personal injury SOLs in the U.S. |
| Montana (MT) | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-204. Wrongful death is three years from date of death. |
| Nebraska (NE) | 4 years | 4 years | 2 years | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-207 (injury), § 30-810 (wrongful death). Wrongful death SOL is shorter than the general injury limit. |
| Nevada (NV) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Nev. Rev. Stat. § 11.190(4). Discovery rule may apply to latent injuries. |
| New Hampshire (NH) | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:4. Wrongful death is three years from date of death. |
| New Jersey (NJ) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:14-2. Discovery rule applies to product liability claims where injury is not immediately discoverable. |
| New Mexico (NM) | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | N.M. Stat. Ann. § 37-1-8. Wrongful death is three years from date of death. |
| New York (NY) | 3 years | 3 years | 2 years | N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214 (injury), § 214-c (toxic/agent-orange-like latent-injury discovery rule). Wrongful death is two years under EPTL § 5-4.1. |
| North Carolina (NC) | 3 years | 3 years | 2 years | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52. Wrongful death limit is two years from date of death under § 1-53. Statute of repose bars product claims after 12 years from initial purchase. |
| North Dakota (ND) | 6 years | 6 years | 2 years | N.D. Cent. Code § 28-01-16. Ten-year statute of repose for product liability. Wrongful death is two years. |
| Ohio (OH) | 2 years | 2 years | Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.10. Ten-year statute of repose for products. Wrongful death runs from date of death. | |
| Oklahoma (OK) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95. Wrongful death is two years from date of death. |
| Oregon (OR) | 2 years | 2 years | 3 years | Or. Rev. Stat. § 12.110 (injury), § 30.020 (wrongful death). Product claims subject to a 10-year statute of repose from purchase date. |
| Pennsylvania (PA) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5524. Wrongful death is two years from date of death. Discovery rule may apply. |
| Rhode Island (RI) | 3 years | 3 years | R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14(b) (injury), § 10-7-2 (wrongful death). Statute of repose for product claims may bar actions after 10 years. | |
| South Carolina (SC) | 3 years | 3 years | S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-530. Wrongful death is three years from date of death. | |
| South Dakota (SD) | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-14. Wrongful death is three years from date of death. |
| Tennessee (TN) | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104. Discovery rule may extend product claims in certain circumstances. One of the shortest SOLs nationally. |
| Texas (TX) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003. Fifteen-year statute of repose for product liability actions. |
| Utah (UT) | 4 years | 4 years | 2 years | Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-307 (injury), § 78B-3-106 (wrongful death). Discovery rule may apply to certain product claims. |
| Vermont (VT) | 3 years | 3 years | 2 years | Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 512 (injury), § 1492 (wrongful death). Wrongful death is two years from date of death. |
| Virginia (VA) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-243. Wrongful death runs two years from date of death; discovery rule does not generally extend the limit. |
| Washington (WA) | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.080. Discovery rule applies. Wrongful death is three years from date of death. |
| West Virginia (WV) | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | W. Va. Code § 55-2-12. Discovery rule may apply to certain product cases. |
| Wisconsin (WI) | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | Wis. Stat. § 893.54 (injury), § 893.54(2) (wrongful death). Discovery rule applies generally. |
| Wyoming (WY) | 4 years | 4 years | 2 years | Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-3-105. Wrongful death is two years from date of death. |
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