Dog Bite Statute of Limitations by State (2026)

In most states, you have two or three years from the day of the bite to file a dog bite lawsuit. The range runs from one year in Kentucky and Tennessee to six years in Maine, Minnesota and North Dakota, and a child usually gets extra time that starts at age 18, but not in every state.

This guide explains every state’s deadline, when the clock starts, how the rules for children work, the much shorter notice deadlines for claims against a city or county, and why the dangerous-dog process has its own, separate timetable. It is general information, not legal advice. Each state page in the state list has the full rule with its sources.

How long do you have to sue after a dog bite?

The deadline is usually set by each state’s general statute of limitations for personal injury, not by its dog bite statute. In the state files, 23 jurisdictions allow two years and 19 allow three. The outliers:

One year (3 states). Kentucky gives one year for an injury to the person ¹. Tennessee gives one year for a claim under its dog bite statute or at common law, extended to two only when criminal charges are brought against the person who caused the injury within that year and the suit is against that person ². Arizona allows one year for a claim under its dog bite statute, a liability created by statute, but two years for a negligence claim ³ ⁴.
Four to six years. Nebraska and Wyoming allow four, and Missouri five ⁵ ⁶ ⁷. Maine allows six for civil actions ⁸. Minnesota applies six years to a liability created by statute, which covers its dog bite statute, though a claim that someone deliberately set a dog on you may fall under the two-year period for assault and battery ⁹ ¹⁰.

The table below lists the deadline, the statute that sets it, and the rule for a child in every state and D.C.

Dog bite statute of limitations by state (state files reviewed October 2026)
State	Deadline	Statute	If the victim is a child
Alabama	2 years	Ala. Code § 6-2-38(l)	A child bitten before age 19 has the shorter of three years or the normal period after turning 19, so two years: until the 21st birthday.
Alaska	2 years	AS 09.10.070(a)	A child's two years do not begin until age 18.
Arizona	1 year	A.R.S. § 12-541(5); § 12-542	The time a child is under 18 is not counted, so a bitten child has until age 19 for a statutory claim and age 20 for negligence.
Arkansas	3 years	Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-105	Section 16-56-116 gives a person injured before full age three years after reaching it.
California	2 years	Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 335.1	For a bitten child, the time before age 18 is not counted, so the two years run from the 18th birthday.
Colorado	2 years	C.R.S. § 13-80-102(1)(a)	A child under 18 with no court-appointed guardian or conservator has until the later of the normal two years or two years after turning 18.
Connecticut	3 years	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-577	Connecticut has no general tolling for minors: the annotations to § 52-584 note it "provides no exceptions for minors".
Delaware	2 years	10 Del. C. § 8119	Delaware's savings rule for minors, § 8116, applies only to actions under §§ 8101–8115, and the personal-injury section is § 8119.
District of Columbia	3 years	D.C. Code § 12-301(8)	If the bitten person was under 18 when the claim arose, the clock does not start until their 18th birthday, so the three-year period runs to age 21; § 12-302 sets no shorter cap.
Florida	2 years	Fla. Stat. § 95.11(5)(a); § 95.11(3)(e)	Florida does not pause the deadline for a child who has a parent or guardian.
Georgia	2 years	O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33	A child bitten before turning 18 has the same two years after the 18th birthday, so until age 20.
Hawaii	2 years	Haw. Rev. Stat. § 657-7	If the bitten person was under 18, HRS § 657-13 lets them sue any time before 18 and within two years after turning 18, so until their 20th birthday.
Idaho	2 years	Idaho Code § 5-219(4)	The two years do not run while the injured person is under 18.
Illinois	2 years	735 ILCS 5/13-202	If the bitten person was under 18, the 2 years start on their 18th birthday, so the suit can be filed until age 20.
Indiana	2 years	IC 34-11-2-4	A person under a legal disability when the claim accrues has two years after the disability ends to sue.
Iowa	2 years	Iowa Code § 614.1(2)	The deadline is extended for a minor so that the child has one year after reaching majority, which is age 18 in Iowa, to sue; in practice until the 19th birthday.
Kansas	2 years	K.S.A. 60-513(a)(4)	A child bitten before 18 may sue within one year after turning 18, but no claim may be filed more than eight years after the bite.
Kentucky	1 year	Ky. Rev. Stat. § 413.140(1)(a)	For a child, the one year runs from the 18th birthday, so a bitten child has until age 19.
Louisiana	2 years	La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1	Prescription runs against minors unless a law makes an exception, and article 3493.1 makes one only for product liability claims, so a parent must file a bitten child's claim within the same two years.
Maine	6 years	14 M.R.S. § 752	If the injured person is a minor, the six years run from the day they turn 18.
Maryland	3 years	Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 5-101	When a child is bitten, § 5-201 lets the child file within three years after the disability of minority ends, so in most cases until the 21st birthday.
Massachusetts	3 years	Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, § 2A	If the injured person is a minor, the three years run from the day the disability ends, that is, from the 18th birthday, so suit can be brought until age 21.
Michigan	3 years	MCL 600.5805(2)	A child bitten before 18 has one year after turning 18 to sue, even if the three-year period has run.
Minnesota	6 years	Minn. Stat. § 541.05, subd. 1	A child's period is suspended while the child is under 18, but the extension cannot run more than one year after the 18th birthday.
Mississippi	3 years	Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-49	Mississippi defines a minor as a person under 21.
Missouri	5 years	RSMo § 516.120(4)	If the bitten person was under 21 when bitten, the five years run from the 21st birthday, so a suit can be filed until age 26.
Montana	3 years	Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-204(1)	If the bitten person is under 18 when the claim arises, the time of minority is not counted, so the 3 years start at 18 and run to the 21st birthday.
Nebraska	4 years	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-207	The clock does not run while the child is "within the age of twenty years".
Nevada	2 years	NRS 11.190(4)(e)	The time a victim is under 18 does not count, so a bitten child has until two years after their 18th birthday, with no cap in the statute.
New Hampshire	3 years	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 508:4, I	A child may bring a personal action within two years after the disability of infancy is removed, which in New Hampshire is the 18th birthday, so until age 20.
New Jersey	2 years	N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2(a)	N.J.S.A. 2A:14-21 lets a person injured as a minor sue within two years after turning 18.
New Mexico	3 years	NMSA 1978, § 37-1-8	Under § 37-1-10 a child has one year after turning 18 to sue. *Gomez v.
New York	3 years	N.Y. CPLR 214(5)	If the bitten person was under 18, CPLR 208(a) extends the time to three years after the 18th birthday, so suit can be filed until the child turns 21; the ten-year outer limit in § 208 does not apply to infancy.
North Carolina	3 years	N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-52(5), (16)	A child's claim is tolled until age 18, and the child then has the full three years, so until the 21st birthday.
North Dakota	6 years	N.D.C.C. § 28-01-16(5)	Time while the child is under 18 does not count, but the extension cannot run "longer than one year after the disability ceases".
Ohio	2 years	Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10(A)	If the bitten person was under 18, the two years start on their 18th birthday, so the child has until age 20 to sue.
Oklahoma	2 years	12 O.S. § 95(A)(3)	A person under a legal disability when the claim accrues may sue within one year after the disability is removed, so a bitten child generally has until one year after turning 18.
Oregon	2 years	ORS 12.110(1)	The two years are tolled while the child is under 18, but the extension may not exceed five years or run past one year after the 18th birthday, whichever comes first.
Pennsylvania	2 years	42 Pa.C.S. § 5524(2)	If the child was an unemancipated minor when bitten, time before the 18th birthday does not count.
Rhode Island	3 years	R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-14(b)	If the bitten person was under 18, the three years run from the 18th birthday, so the suit can be filed until age 21.
South Carolina	3 years	S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-530(5)	Time while the child is under 18 is not counted, but the deadline cannot be extended to more than one year after the 18th birthday, so a child has until the later of three years after the bite or age 19.
South Dakota	3 years	SDCL 15-2-14(3)	The time a child is under 18 does not count, but the extension cannot run "longer than one year after the disability ceases".
Tennessee	1 year	Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 28-3-104, 44-8-413(d)	For a child under 18 at the time of the bite, § 28-1-106 stops the clock until the 18th birthday, so the child then has one year to sue. *Tate v.
Texas	2 years	Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003	The time a child is under 18 is not counted, and the statute sets no outer cap, so a bitten child has until their 20th birthday to sue.
Utah	3 years	Utah Code §§ 78B-2-305(1)(a)(iv), 78B-2-307(4)	The limitations period does not run while the injured person is under 18, so a bitten child's own claim can be filed after the child turns 18.
Vermont	3 years	12 V.S.A. § 512(4)	If the bitten person is a minor when the claim accrues, the three years run from when the disability ends.
Virginia	2 years	Va. Code § 8.01-243(A)	A child's claim does not start running until the child turns 18; the child then has the normal two years, so suit must be filed before the 20th birthday.
Washington	3 years	RCW 4.16.080(2)	Time while the injured person is under 18 does not count, so a bitten child has until three years after their 18th birthday.
West Virginia	2 years	W. Va. Code § 55-2-12(b)	If the bitten person is a minor, the two years start on their 18th birthday, but no suit can be filed more than 20 years after the bite.
Wisconsin	3 years	Wis. Stat. § 893.54(1m)(a)	A child under 18 when bitten may sue within two years after turning 18, and this never shortens the regular three-year period, so the deadline is the later of three years from the bite or the 20th birthday.
Wyoming	4 years	W.S. 1-3-105(a)(iv)(C)	A child bitten before 18 may sue within three years after turning 18, or within the normal four years if that is later.

Read the “If the victim is a child” column together with the next sections: it shows only the first sentence of each state’s rule, and several states cap or deny the extra time.

When does the clock start?

In nearly every state the clock starts on the day of the bite. A bite is a single, obvious event, so the injury and its cause are known at once. Arkansas states the point directly: the three years start at the injury, not when you learn you have a claim ¹¹. Later complications, such as an infection or a scar that turns out worse than expected, do not restart the clock in most states.

A few statutes word the start differently, which matters only in unusual cases:

Vermont says a claim for injury to the person accrues on the date the injury is discovered ¹².
New Hampshire runs its three years from the act, unless the injury or its cause could not reasonably have been discovered at the time ¹³.
Missouri says a claim accrues when the damage is sustained and capable of ascertainment, which for a bite is usually the day it happens ¹⁴.

Alaska adds an outer limit of a different kind. Its 10-year statute of repose bars most injury suits filed more than 10 years after the last act that caused the injury, with exceptions such as intentional acts or gross negligence ¹⁵.

Recent changes

Two states shortened or changed their deadlines in 2023 and 2024, so the date of the bite matters:

Florida. HB 837 cut the period for negligence actions from four years to two for causes of action accruing after March 24, 2023; a bite before that date keeps four years ¹⁶ ¹⁷.
Louisiana. Act 423 of 2024 created a two-year period for delictual actions in article 3493.1, repealed the old one-year rule, and applies only to claims arising after July 1, 2024 ¹⁸ ¹⁹. A bite before then carried one year, which has run.

Does the dog bite statute have its own deadline?

Usually not, but in a few states the answer is unsettled. Some states have a separate, longer period for “a liability created by statute”, and a claim under a strict-liability dog bite statute could fall under it. The state files show how differently this plays out:

Arizona goes the other way: the statutory claim has one year, shorter than the two years for negligence ³ ⁴.
Connecticut decisions listed in the official annotations apply the three-year tort statute to a claim under the dog bite statute, while a negligence count has two years from the injury or its discovery ²⁰ ²¹. Filing within two years keeps both theories open.
Florida still has four years for an “action founded on a statutory liability”, and no appellate court has decided whether that covers a dog bite statute claim, so two years is the safe reading ¹⁷.
Ohio’s two-year bodily injury period is the safe deadline; the argument that a six-year period for liabilities created by statute applies to a dog bite statute claim has not been adopted by an appellate court that the state file found ²².

The safe deadline in each of these states is the shortest one that could apply. The strict liability states guide explains which states have a dog bite statute, and the one bite rule guide covers states where the claim is for negligence.

How long does a child have to file?

In most states the deadline for a child’s own claim does not run while the child is a minor, so the child gets the normal period after turning 18. Under that rule, a two-year state gives a child bitten at any age until the 20th birthday, as in Texas, which sets no outer cap ²³. California does the same with time before 18 not counted ²⁴.

The exceptions are where families lose claims:

No extra time for children. Connecticut’s negligence statute “provides no exceptions for minors”, according to its official annotations ²¹. In Delaware, the Supreme Court held in Tilden v. Anstreicher (1976) that the personal-injury statute has no savings provision for minors ²⁵ ²⁶. Louisiana makes an exception for minors only in product liability claims ¹⁹. In these states, treat the normal deadline from the bite as the child’s deadline.
Florida tolls only without a parent. Minority stops the clock only while the child has no parent or guardian, or the parent’s interest is adverse, and even then suit must be filed within seven years of the bite ²⁷.
Caps on the extra time. Idaho caps tolling for minority at six years, so a child bitten at 5 has until age 13 ²⁸. Oregon’s extension cannot exceed five years or run past one year after the 18th birthday, whichever comes first, so a young child’s claim can expire before they turn 18 ²⁹. Alaska’s 10-year repose statute applies “notwithstanding the disability of minority” ¹⁵.
Only one year after 18. Kentucky gives one year from the 18th birthday ³⁰, and Minnesota stops the extension at one year after 18, so a bitten child there has until the later of six years from the bite or age 19 ³¹.
Longer periods. Missouri counts minority up to age 21, so a child bitten there can sue until age 26 ³². Nebraska’s courts read “within the age of twenty years” to last until the 21st birthday, giving a child until age 25 ³³. Maine runs its six years from the 18th birthday ⁸.

The parent’s claim may not get the extra time

Tolling statutes protect the person who was a minor. A parent’s own claim, typically for the medical bills the parent paid, can run on the adult clock. The court notes to Hawaii’s tolling statute say the parents’ own claims are not tolled ³⁴. Virginia gives the parent’s claim for a child’s medical expenses five years from the bite ³⁵, while Oregon tolls the parent’s claim for the same period as the child’s ²⁹. The child dog bite guide explains the two claims and court approval of a minor’s settlement.

Claims against a city, county or the state

If a government body is responsible, for example a police K-9, a city shelter dog or a county animal-control failure, a written notice of claim is often due long before the lawsuit deadline. Missing it can end the claim. Examples from the state files:

California. A written claim to the public entity within six months of the bite; a late-claim application is possible only within one year ³⁶ ³⁷. The tolling for minors does not apply to the six-month claim ²⁴.
New York. A notice of claim within 90 days, and suit within one year and 90 days of the bite ³⁸ ³⁹.
New Jersey. A notice of claim within 90 days; a court may allow late notice within one year only for extraordinary circumstances. For a child, the 90 days run from the 18th birthday ⁴⁰.
New Hampshire. Notice to the governmental unit by registered mail within 60 days, giving the date, time and place ⁴¹.
Arizona. A notice of claim with a specific settlement amount within 180 days, and suit within one year ⁴² ⁴³.
Texas. Written notice within six months, or a shorter period in a city charter, unless the government had actual notice of the injury ⁴⁴.
Florida. A written claim within three years and suit within four, with damages caps ⁴⁵.

Each state page lists its own notice rule in the deadline section. The police dog bites guide covers claims against police departments, including federal civil-rights claims, which follow different rules.

The civil deadline vs the dangerous-dog process

The statute of limitations governs a lawsuit for money. A dangerous-dog case is a separate proceeding about the dog: whether it is declared dangerous, what the owner must do, and sometimes whether it is destroyed. The two run on different clocks, and one does not pause or replace the other.

The dangerous-dog process usually starts with a report or complaint, often soon after the bite. Who can start it varies:

In New York, anyone who saw an attack can complain to the dog control officer or the police, and the complaint is made under oath to a local judge; the judge can order the dog seized, and a hearing must be held within five days ⁴⁶.
In California, an animal control or police officer who finds probable cause asks the head of the agency to petition the court, and a complaint from a member of the public should be sworn; the hearing is held 5 to 10 working days after the owner is served ⁴⁷.

The short deadlines in these cases fall mostly on the owner. In Texas, an owner has 15 days to appeal an animal control determination that a dog is dangerous ⁴⁸. In Ohio, under Avery’s Law, effective March 20, 2026, the owner has ten calendar days to request a hearing after a warden designates the dog ⁴⁹. In Florida, the owner has 7 calendar days after notice to ask for a hearing, or the classification becomes final ⁵⁰.

A dangerous-dog finding may be offered as evidence in a later injury claim, and a bite report creates a record dated the day of the bite. It does not file a civil claim and does not extend the statute of limitations. The dangerous dog laws guide explains designation in every state; each state’s own process is on its dangerous-dog page, for example Texas, Ohio and New York. If your dog is the subject of a complaint, see my dog bit someone.

What a filing deadline means in practice

The deadline is the last day to file a lawsuit in court. It is not a deadline to report the bite, contact an insurer or settle. Most dog bite claims are paid by homeowners or renters insurers without a lawsuit, but an insurer’s offer does not stop the clock, and a claim that is still open when the deadline passes generally loses its leverage.

Write down the date of the bite. It is the start date in almost every state.
Find your state’s row. Use the table above or your state page, and note any longer or shorter period for a statutory claim.
Check whether a government body is involved. If so, the notice of claim may be due within 60 days to six months.
For a child, check the cap. Do not assume the child can wait until 18; Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Idaho and Oregon show why.
Count the parent’s claim separately. It may expire on the adult clock.

The dog bite claim checker applies your state’s rule and deadline to the date of the bite. For the steps after a bite, see what to do after a dog bite, and for coverage questions, the dog bite insurance guide. The dog bite laws by state table shows each state’s liability rule next to its deadline.

Questions

Can I still sue for a dog bite after the statute of limitations has passed?

Generally not: once the period runs, the owner can have the suit dismissed. The exceptions are written into each state's law, such as the extra time for a person bitten as a child, Vermont's rule that a claim accrues when the injury is discovered¹², or Tennessee's second year when the person who caused the injury is criminally prosecuted within the first².

Does negotiating with the owner's insurance company stop the clock?

No. The statute sets a deadline to bring suit in court; in Texas, for example, suit must be brought within two years of the day the claim accrues²³. Talks with an insurer do not pause that period unless the law of the state or a written agreement says otherwise.

What is the deadline if a dog attack was fatal?

A wrongful-death claim often has its own period that runs from the death. Texas allows two years from the death²³, and Missouri three years⁵¹.

How long do I have to sue if a dog attacked my pet?

Pets are property, and many states give property damage a different period than injury to a person. Iowa allows five years for injury to property such as a pet⁵², Virginia five years³⁵, and Wisconsin six⁵³. See dog attacked my dog.

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