| North Carolina· you are here | Pure contributory negligence | 3 years from date of injury |
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| Alabama (AL) | Pure contributory negligence | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Alaska (AK) | Pure comparative negligence | 2 years from date of injury or discovery |
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| Arizona (AZ) | Pure comparative negligence | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Arkansas (AR) | Modified comparative — 50% bar | 3 years for personal injury; 2 years for medical malpractice |
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| California (CA) | Pure comparative negligence | 2 years for personal injury; 1 year for medical malpractice (with 3-year repose) |
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| Colorado (CO) | Modified comparative — 50% bar | 2 years for personal injury; 3 years for motor vehicle |
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| Connecticut (CT) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Delaware (DE) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| District of Columbia (DC) | Pure contributory negligence | 3 years from date of injury |
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| Florida (FL) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 2 years from date of injury (was 4; reduced by HB 837) |
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| Georgia (GA) | Modified comparative — 50% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Hawaii (HI) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Idaho (ID) | Modified comparative — 50% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Illinois (IL) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Indiana (IN) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Iowa (IA) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Kansas (KS) | Modified comparative — 50% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Kentucky (KY) | Pure comparative negligence | 1 year for personal injury (one of the shortest in the US) |
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| Louisiana (LA) | Pure comparative negligence | 1 year (la prescription) — extended to 2 years by Act 423 (2024) for tort claims accruing on or after July 1, 2024 |
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| Maine (ME) | Modified comparative — 50% bar | 6 years for personal injury — longest in the US |
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| Maryland (MD) | Pure contributory negligence | 3 years from date of injury |
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| Massachusetts (MA) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 3 years from date of injury |
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| Michigan (MI) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 3 years from date of injury |
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| Minnesota (MN) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 6 years for personal injury (uncommonly long); 4 years for medical malpractice |
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| Mississippi (MS) | Pure comparative negligence | 3 years from date of injury |
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| Missouri (MO) | Pure comparative negligence | 5 years for personal injury; 2 years for medical malpractice |
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| Montana (MT) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 3 years from date of injury |
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| Nebraska (NE) | Modified comparative — 50% bar | 4 years for personal injury; 2 years for medical malpractice |
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| Nevada (NV) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 2 years for personal injury; 3 years for medical malpractice |
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| New Hampshire (NH) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 3 years from date of injury |
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| New Jersey (NJ) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| New Mexico (NM) | Pure comparative negligence | 3 years from date of injury |
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| New York (NY) | Pure comparative negligence | 3 years for personal injury; 2 years 6 months for medical malpractice |
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| North Dakota (ND) | Modified comparative — 50% bar | 6 years for personal injury; 2 years for medical malpractice |
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| Ohio (OH) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Oklahoma (OK) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Oregon (OR) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Pennsylvania (PA) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Rhode Island (RI) | Pure comparative negligence | 3 years from date of injury |
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| South Carolina (SC) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 3 years from date of injury |
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| South Dakota (SD) | Pure comparative negligence | 3 years from date of injury |
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| Tennessee (TN) | Modified comparative — 50% bar | 1 year from date of injury — among the shortest in the US |
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| Texas (TX) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Utah (UT) | Modified comparative — 50% bar | 4 years for personal injury; 2 years for medical malpractice |
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| Vermont (VT) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 3 years from date of injury |
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| Virginia (VA) | Pure contributory negligence | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Washington (WA) | Pure comparative negligence | 3 years from date of injury |
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| West Virginia (WV) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 2 years from date of injury |
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| Wisconsin (WI) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 3 years from date of injury |
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| Wyoming (WY) | Modified comparative — 51% bar | 4 years from date of injury |
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