Statute of limitations in Oregon
2 yearsPersonal injury deadline
2 years (ORS 12.110(1))1
The details
- Personal injury
- 2 years for any injury to the person or rights of another not arising on contract (ORS 12.110(1)).1
- Property damage
- 6 years for taking, detaining or injuring personal property (ORS 12.080(4)).1
- Written contract
- 6 years on a contract or liability, express or implied, with listed exceptions (ORS 12.080(1)).1
- Oral contract
- 6 years on a contract or liability, express or implied, with listed exceptions (ORS 12.080(1)).1
- Medical malpractice
- 2 years from when the injury is or should have been discovered, and within 5 years of the treatment (ORS 12.110(4)).1
- Defamation
- 1 year for libel or slander (ORS 12.120(2)).1
- Fraud
- 2 years, counted from discovery of the fraud or deceit (ORS 12.110(1)).1
The sources we read do not say: debt collection (open account), claims against the state government (notice deadline).
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
- ORS Chapter 12, Oregon State Legislature, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.