Fraud Statute of Limitations by State (50 States + DC)

The general time limit to file a fraud lawsuit in each state and the District of Columbia, and the statute that sets it. Each period shown was read from the statute’s official text and matches the rule the calculator applies.

These are the general periods. When the clock starts, and what can pause or shorten it, depends on the state and the facts. States marked “Verification in progress” have no figure here until we finish checking them. None of this is legal advice.

StateTime limitStatuteCalculator
AlabamaVerification in progressCalculate →
AlaskaVerification in progressCalculate →
ArizonaVerification in progressCalculate →
Arkansas3 yearsArk. Code Ann. § 16-56-105

Checked May 16, 2026

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California3 yearsCal. Civ. Proc. Code § 338(d)

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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ColoradoVerification in progressCalculate →
Connecticut3 yearsConn. Gen. Stat. § 52-577

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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DelawareVerification in progressCalculate →
District of ColumbiaVerification in progressCalculate →
FloridaVerification in progressCalculate →
GeorgiaVerification in progressCalculate →
Hawaii6 yearsHaw. Rev. Stat. § 657-1(4)

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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Idaho3 yearsIdaho Code § 5-218(4)

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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IllinoisVerification in progressCalculate →
Indiana6 yearsIC 34-11-2-7

Checked May 16, 2026

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IowaVerification in progressCalculate →
Kansas2 yearsKan. Stat. Ann. § 60-513(a)(3)

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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Kentucky5 yearsKy. Rev. Stat. § 413.120(11)

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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LouisianaVerification in progressCalculate →
Maine6 years14 M.R.S. § 859

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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MarylandVerification in progressCalculate →
MassachusettsVerification in progressCalculate →
MichiganVerification in progressCalculate →
Minnesota6 yearsMinn. Stat. § 541.05 subd. 1(6)

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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MississippiVerification in progressCalculate →
MissouriVerification in progressCalculate →
MontanaVerification in progressCalculate →
Nebraska4 yearsNeb. Rev. Stat. § 25-207

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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NevadaVerification in progressCalculate →
New Hampshire3 yearsN.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:4, I

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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New JerseyVerification in progressCalculate →
New MexicoVerification in progressCalculate →
New YorkVerification in progressCalculate →
North Carolina3 yearsN.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52(9)

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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North DakotaVerification in progressCalculate →
OhioVerification in progressCalculate →
OklahomaVerification in progressCalculate →
OregonVerification in progressCalculate →
Pennsylvania2 years42 Pa. C.S. § 5524(7)

Checked Sep 6, 2026

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Rhode IslandVerification in progressCalculate →
South CarolinaVerification in progressCalculate →
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Tennessee3 yearsTenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-105

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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Texas4 yearsTex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.004(a)(4)

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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Utah3 yearsUtah Code § 78B-2-305

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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Vermont6 years12 V.S.A. § 511

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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Virginia2 yearsVa. Code Ann. § 8.01-243(A)

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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Washington3 yearsRCW 4.16.080(4)

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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West VirginiaVerification in progressCalculate →
Wisconsin3 yearsWis. Stat. § 893.93(1m)(b)

Checked Sep 4, 2026

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WyomingVerification in progressCalculate →

Table updated Sep 27, 2026.