Statute of Limitations for General Personal Injury / Negligence in Italy

Statute of Limitations for General Personal Injury / Negligence in Italy

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Published April 30, 2026 • Updated May 16, 2026 • By DocketMath Team

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How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for Italy general-personal-injury-negligence SOL (Art. 2947 c.c.) is Art. 2947 c.c..

Art. 2947 c.c.. Il diritto al risarcimento del danno derivante da fatto illecito (2043 e seguenti) si prescrive in cinque anni dal giorno in cui il il fatto si è verificato.

Related statutes

Art. 2947 c.c. — Art. 2947 — Prescrizione del diritto al risarcimento del danno (Art. 2947 comma 1 — 5-year general tort prescription)

Il diritto al risarcimento del danno derivante da fatto illecito (2043 e seguenti) si prescrive in cinque anni dal giorno in cui il il fatto si è verificato.

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Sources

Verified across multiple secondary sources cross-referenced for agreement: it.wikisource.org.

Corroboration method: tier4_cross_source_verification.