Sue Deadlines

All states

Statute of limitations in Alabama

2 yearsPersonal injury deadline

2 years (Code of Ala. 6-2-38(l))1

The details

Personal injury
2 years for any injury to the person or rights of another not arising from contract (Code of Ala. 6-2-38(l)).1
Property damage
6 years for any trespass to real or personal property, and for detention or conversion of personal property (Code of Ala. 6-2-34(2), 6-2-34(3)).2
Written contract
6 years for actions founded on promises in writing not under seal (Code of Ala. 6-2-34(4)).2
Defamation
2 years for libel or slander (Code of Ala. 6-2-38(k)).1
Debt collection (open account)
3 years for money owed on an open or unliquidated account (Code of Ala. 6-2-37).3

The sources we read do not say: oral contract, medical malpractice, fraud, claims against the state government (notice deadline).

The official Alabama Legislature code site could not be read, so the code text was taken from Justia copies.
Deadlines usually run from the date of the harm or its discovery, and many exceptions apply. A lawyer can tell you how they apply to you.

Sources

  1. Code of Ala. 6-2-38 (2023), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 2 November 2026
  2. Code of Ala. 6-2-34 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 2 November 2026
  3. Code of Ala. 6-2-37 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 2 November 2026

Checked 2 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.