Statute Of Limitations By State
without the guesswork.
Statute Of Limitations Calculator — Build an arithmetic checkpoint only from an exact claim, jurisdiction, accrual rule and controlling period—never a generic state estimate. Includes a practical guide and embedded calculator. 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.
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
This page shows the source trail, jurisdiction and review date alongside the result. Always confirm time-sensitive rules with the linked authority.
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.