Statute of Limitations

Any capital offense:
No Limit.

Contracts:
6 years, or 10 years if under seal.

Counterfeiting(felony)
no limit

Drug trafficking
no limit

Forgery (felony)
no limit

Fraud:
2 years from when the fraud was or reasonably should have been discovered.

Injury to personal property:
6 years

Intentional Torts:
2 years

Libel / Slander / Defamation:
2 years

Medical Malpractice Actions:
2 years after date giving rise to injury, or within six months of the date the injury should have been discovered. In no event may a suit be filed more than years after the date of the act giving rise to the injury occurred. This limitations period applies to minors four years of age. However, in the case of a minor under four years of age, that minor has until his or her eighth birthday to file a medical malpractice action.

Open accounts for debt collections:
3 years

Personal Injury Actions:
2 years from the date of injury.

Products Liability Actions:
Within 1 year of the date the injury occurred. Or if the injury is not discovered right away, the plaintiff has within 1 year the injury is, or should have been discovered, to file a law suit.

Rape:
No limit.

Rules for Minors:
Limitation period begins to run on the minors 19th birthday, except in cases of medical malpractice or wrongful death.

Wrongful Death:
2 years

For more information please visit the Official State of Alabama Code.

Any capital offense:
No Limit.

Contracts:
3 years. 10 years on sealed instrument.

Counterfeiting (felony):
no limit

Drug trafficking:
no limit

Forgery (felony):
no limit

Fraud:
10 years.

Injury to personal property:
6 years

Intentional Torts:
2 years

Libel / Slander / Defamation:
2 years

Medical Malpractice Actions:
2 years within discovery.

Personal Injury Actions:
2 years from the date of injury.

Products Liability Actions:
2 years within discovery.

Rape:
No limit.

Rules for Minors:
Limitation period begins to run on the minors 18th birthday, except in cases of medical malpractice or wrongful death.

Sexual Assault: 1st/2nd degree
No limit.

Sexual Assault: 3rd degree
10 years

Sexual abuse of a minor
No limit

For more information please visit the Official State of Alaska Code.

Any capital offense:
No Limit.

Contracts:
6 years.
4 years if contract was executed outside of state.

Counterfeiting(felony)
no limit

Drug trafficking
no limit

Fiduciary duty breach
2 years

Forgery (felony)
no limit

Fraud (common law):
3 years

Fraud in purchase or sale:
2 years from time of discovery.

Injury to personal property:
2 years

Intentional Torts:
2 years

Libel / Slander / Defamation:
1 years

Medical Malpractice Actions:
2 years within discovery.

Negligent Misrepresentation:
2 years after discovery,  or reasonably should have been discovered
.
Oral Contract breach:
3 years

Personal Injury Actions:
2 years from the date of injury.

Products Liability Actions:
2 years within discovery.

Rape:
No limit.

Rules for Minors:
Limitation period begins to run on the minors 18th birthday, except in cases of wrongful death.

Sexual abuse of a minor
No limit

Wrongful Death:
2 years

Any capital offense:
No Limit.

Contracts:
3 years.
10 years on sealed instrument

Counterfeiting(felony)
no limit

Drug trafficking
no limit

Forgery (felony)
no limit

Fraud:
10 years.

Injury to personal property:
6 years

Intentional Torts:
2 years

Libel / Slander / Defamation:
2 years

Medical Malpractice Actions:
2 years within discovery.

Personal Injury Actions:
2 years from the date of injury.

Products Liability Actions:
2 years within discovery.

Rape:
No limit.

Rules for Minors:
Limitation period begins to run on the minors 18th birthday, except in cases of medical malpractice or wrongful death.

Sexual Assualt: 1st/2nd degree
No limit.

Sexual Assualt3rd degree
10 years

Sexual abuse of a minor
No limit

Wrongful Death:
2 years

defamation
1 year

domestic judgments
6 years renewable each 6 years

foreign judgments
6 years renewable each 6 years

fraud
3 years

injury to personal property
3 years

legal malpractice
1 year

libel
1 year

medical malpractice
3 years from date of injury

minors
2 years from date of 18th birthday (excluding medical malpractice or wrongful death cases)

oral agreements
2 years

oral contracts
2 years

personal injury actions
2 years from the date of the accident

product liability
2 years

professional malpractice
1 year

slander
1 year

written agreements
4 years

written contracts
4 years

wrongful death
2 years from date of death

Attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any forgery
no limit

Attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit kidnapping
no limit

Attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit murder
no limit

Attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit treason
no limit

defamation
1 year

domestic judgments
6 years, renewable each 6 years

foreign judgments
6 years, renewable each 6 years

forgery
no limit

fraud
3 years

injury to personal property
3 years

kidnapping
no limit

libel
1 year

medical malpractice
2 years from date of injury

minors
begins on date of 18th birthday (excluding wrongful death cases)

misdemeanors
18 months

murder
no limit

oral contracts
2 years

personal injury
2 years from date of injury

petty offenses
6 months

product liability
2 years

professional malpractice
2 years from date of injury

slander
1 year

treason
no limit

uninsured motorist claims
3 years from date when action occurred

written contracts
3 years

wrongful death
2 years

defamation
2 years

fraud
3 years

injury to personal property
2 years from date injury was discoverd

libel
2 years

medical malpractice actions
2 years from date of injury

oral contract
3 years

personal injury actions
2 years from date of injury

product liability
2 years from date of injury

professional malpractice
2 years from date of injury

slander
2 years

written contract
6 years

wrongful death
2 years from date of death

defamation
2 years

domestic judgment
no provision

foreign judgment
no provision

injury personal property
2 years

libel
2 years

medical malpractice
2 years from date of injury

minors
no special rules for minors

open account for debt collections
4 years

oral contracts
2 years

personal injury
2 years from date of injury

product liability actions
2 years from date of injury

professional malpractice
2 years from date of injury

promissory notes
6 years

property damage
2 years

sales of goods
4 years

slander
2 years

written contracts
3 years

wrongful death
2 years from date of death

defamation
2 years

fraud
4 years

injury to personal property
4 years

intentional torts
4 years

judgments
20 years total

libel
2 years

medical malpractice
2 years from date of injury

negligence causing personal injury
4 years from date of discovery

open accounts for debt collections
4 years

oral agreements
4 years

oral contracts
4 years

personal injury actions
4 years from date of injury

product liability actions
4 years from date of injury

professional malpractice
2 years from date of discovery

promissory notes
5 years

slander
2 years

unpaid wages
2 years

written contracts
5 years

wrongful death
2 years

breach of any contract for sale
4 years

defamation
1 year

fraud
2 years

injury to personal property
4 years

intentional torts
1 year

libel
1 year

medical malpractice actions based on a foreign object left in body
1 year from date object was discovered

minors
time begins to run on date of 18th birthday (except in cases of medical malpractice or wrongful death)

municipalities
1 year

negligence causing personal injury
2 years from date of discovery

open accounts for debt collections
4 years

oral agreements
4 years

oral contracts
4 years

personal injury actions
2 years from date of injury

product liability
2 years

promissory notes
6 years

slander
1 year

written contract
6 years

written contracts under seal
20 years

certain intentional torts
2 years

contracts
6 years

defamation
2 years

fraud
3 years

injury to personal property
2 years

judgments
10 years

legal malpractice
6 years from date of discovery

libel
2 years

medical malpractice
2 years from date of discovery.
Maximum 6 years

minors
time begins on date of 18th birthday (except in cases of medical malpractice or wrongful death)

negligence causing personal injury
2 years from date of discovery

open accounts for debt collections
6 years

oral agreements
6 years

personal injury actions
2 years from date of injury

products liability
2 years from date of discovery

promissory notes
6 years

slander
2 years

written contracts
6 years

wrongful death
2 years from date of death