Statute Of Limitations By State
Build an arithmetic checkpoint only from an exact claim, jurisdiction, accrual rule and controlling period—never a generic state estimate. Inputs stay in your browser.
CalcSpan deliberately removed generic state ranges. It performs calendar arithmetic only from the exact jurisdiction, claim, accrual rule and limitations period entered from a current controlling source. Review note: A controlling-law review is required before using any date.
Context matters.
- Accrual can differ from the incident date. Discovery rules, tolling, minority or incapacity, fraud, continuing conduct and claim-specific elements can move the analysis.
- Statutes of repose, contractual limits, government-claim notices, administrative exhaustion and pre-suit certificates can create different or earlier cutoffs.
- Do not wait for the displayed checkpoint. A licensed lawyer in the exact jurisdiction should identify and calendar every controlling deadline.
Sources & scope
The calculation guide and this source trail show what the result means, where the rule came from and when it was last reviewed. This is source-and-calculation QA, not a claim of medical, legal, tax or other professional review; time-sensitive decisions still belong with the linked authority.
A visible path from input to answer.
Build an arithmetic checkpoint only from an exact claim, jurisdiction, accrual rule and controlling period—never a generic state estimate. The page keeps the calculation scope and its limits beside the result so the output can be checked, copied or revisited.
- Read the record. The calculator uses Jurisdiction and claim, Accrual date confirmed for this claim, Check date, Limitations period stated in and Exact period from the controlling source and 4 additional fields supplied in the form.
- Apply the scope. It applies the Jurisdiction- and claim-specific legal arithmetic — no generic state preset; licensed counsel must identify accrual and every cutoff reference and the explicit date, unit and counting conventions shown in the result.
- Expose the checkpoints. Intermediate rows, warnings and timeline events stay visible; the emphasized row identifies the primary checkpoint when one exists.
CalcSpan deliberately removed generic state ranges. It performs calendar arithmetic only from the exact jurisdiction, claim, accrual rule and limitations period entered from a current controlling source. Review note: A controlling-law review is required before using any date.
- Weekend / holiday instructionNot confirmed
- Arithmetic checkpointAug 30, 2027
- Controlling-source confirmationNot confirmed
Calculation purpose: Build an arithmetic checkpoint only from an exact claim, jurisdiction, accrual rule and controlling period—never a generic state estimate. This is a high-sensitivity reference output; the linked authority or qualified professional controls the final decision.
Calendar inputs use plain year-month-day semantics. Leap days, month ends, date-pair order and unsupported dates are checked before the result is shown.
Rule set 2.0.0 · Last reviewed 2026-08-20 · Next review due 2027-02-20. The source panel below contains the linked evidence.
What to know before using the result.
Why doesn't CalcSpan choose a state deadline for me?
A state name is not enough. The exact claim, jurisdiction, accrual rule, defendant and procedural path can produce different limits, so generic presets create unsafe false precision.
Is the accrual date always the incident date?
No. Claim elements, discovery rules and other accrual doctrines can make them different. A qualified reviewer must identify the controlling accrual date before calendar arithmetic is useful.
What can override a simple limitations-period calculation?
Tolling, minority or incapacity, fraud, government-claim notices, administrative exhaustion, contractual limits, statutes of repose and pre-suit requirements can move or create separate cutoffs.