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In Alabama, most civil actions have a two-year statute of limitations, with exceptions including a six-year time limit for trespassing, rent collection, and debt collection.

Time limits The most common claim in a personal injury case is negligence and the time limit for this is 3 years. This means that court proceedings must be issued within 3 years of you first being aware that you have suffered an injury.

Alabama has a 2-year statute of limitations for most slip-and-fall claims. In other words, you have 2 years from the date of your fall to file a lawsuit. If you fail to file a lawsuit within the statute of limitations, you will (with very few exceptions) be forever barred from filing a lawsuit based on the accident.

For most civil claims in Alabama, the statute of limitations is two years, but the amount of time you have to file a lawsuit will vary depending on the type of case and details specific to each claim. The criminal statutes of limitations in Alabama are typically one year for misdemeanors and five years for felonies.

In Alabama, the statute of limitations for most personal injury claims is two years from the date of injury. This means that if you were in a car accident on January 1st, 2020, you would have until January 1st, 2022, to file a claim. There are some exceptions to this rule as well.

In other words, in the state of Alabama, you have two years from your injury date to file a personal injury lawsuit founded on the liability principle of negligence (car accidents, slips and falls, etc.) and intentional tort (for example, a civil case over an assault).