Statute of limitations in Georgia
2 yearsPersonal injury deadline
2 years (O.C.G.A. 9-3-33)1
The details
- Personal injury
- 2 years after the right of action accrues for injuries to the person (O.C.G.A. 9-3-33).1
- Written contract
- 6 years after a simple written contract becomes due and payable (O.C.G.A. 9-3-24).2
- Defamation
- 1 year for injuries to the reputation (O.C.G.A. 9-3-33).1
The sources we read do not say: property damage, oral contract, medical malpractice, fraud, debt collection (open account), claims against the state government (notice deadline).
Georgia does not publish a free official code site, so a Justia copy of the 2025 code was used.
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
- O.C.G.A. 9-3-33 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
- O.C.G.A. 9-3-24 (2025), Justia US Law (copy of state code) (secondary), checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.