Sue Deadlines

All states

Statute of limitations in Colorado

2 yearsPersonal injury deadline

2 years for tort actions (C.R.S. 13-80-102(1)(a))1

The details

Personal injury
2 years for tort actions including negligence (C.R.S. 13-80-102(1)(a)). 3 years for bodily injury from use or operation of a motor vehicle (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n)).12
Property damage
3 years for property damage from use or operation of a motor vehicle (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n)). 2 years for other tort actions, including trespass (C.R.S. 13-80-102(1)(a)).12
Written contract
3 years for all contract actions, with exceptions in other sections (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(a)).2
Oral contract
3 years for all contract actions, with exceptions in other sections (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(a)).2
Medical malpractice
2 years after the action accrues, and no more than 3 years after the act or omission, with exceptions (C.R.S. 13-80-102.5(1)).4
Defamation
1 year for libel and slander (C.R.S. 13-80-103(1)(a)).3
Fraud
3 years for fraud, misrepresentation, concealment or deceit, with an exception (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(c)).2

The sources we read do not say: debt collection (open account), claims against the state government (notice deadline).

Colorado does not publish statute text on an official page we could read, so Justia copies of the 2025 statutes were used. Motor vehicle injury claims have 3 years.
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. C.R.S. 13-80-102 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 2 November 2026
  2. C.R.S. 13-80-101 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 2 November 2026
  3. C.R.S. 13-80-103 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 2 November 2026
  4. C.R.S. 13-80-102.5 (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.