The defamation statute of limitations, in U.S. jurisdictions, is between 1 and 3 years. Below is a list of the defamation statute of limitations in each of the 50 states.
| State | Defamation Statute of Limitations | Statute |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 Years | Code of Alabama. Title 6. Section 38(k) |
| Alaska | 2 Years | Alaska Statutes. Title 9. Section 70(a) |
| Arizona | 1 Year | Arizona Revised Statutes. Title 12. Section 541 |
| Arkansas | 3 Years | Arkansas Code. Title 16. Subtitle 5. Section 105(5) |
| California | 1 Year | California Code of Civil Procedure. Part 2. Title 2. Section 340(c) |
| Colorado | 1 Year | Colorado Revised Statutes. Title 13. Section 103(a) |
| Connecticut | 2 Years | General Statutes of Connecticut. Title 52. Section 597 |
| Delaware | 2 Years | Delaware Code. Title 10. Section 8119 |
| District of Columbia | 1 Year | District of Columbia Official Code. Title 12. Section 301(4) |
| Florida | 2 Years | Florida Statutes. Title 8. Section 95.11(4)(g) |
| Georgia | 1 Year | Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Title 9. Section 33 |
| Hawaii | Two Years | Hawaii Revised Statutes. Title 36. Section 657-4 |
| Idaho | Two Years | Idaho Statutes. Title 5. Section 219(5) |
| Illinois | 1 Year | Illinois Compiled Statutes. Chapter 735. Article 13. Section 201 |
| Indiana | Two Years | Indiana Code. Title 34. Article 11. Chapter 2. Section 4(1) |
| Iowa | Two Years | Iowa Code. Title 15. Chapter 614. Section 614.2 |
| Kansas | 1 Year | Kansas Statutes Annotated. Chapter 60. Article 5. Section 60-513 |
| Kentucky | 1 Year | Kentucky Revised Statutes. Title 36. Section 413.140(1)(d) |
| Louisiana | 1 Year | Louisiana Civil Code. Article 3492 |
| Maine | Two Years | Maine Revised Statutes. Title 14. Section 753 |
| Maryland | 1 Year | Maryland Code. Courts and Judicial Proceedings. Title 5. Section 105 |
| Massachusetts | Three Years | Massachusetts General Laws. Part 3. Title V. Chapter 260. Section 2A |
| Michigan | 1 Year | Michigan Compiled Laws. Chapter 600. Section 5805(9) |
| Minnesota | Two Years | Minnesota Statutes. Chapter 541. Section 541.07(1) |
| Mississippi | 1 Year | Mississippi Code. Title 15. Chapter 1. Section 35 |
| Missouri | Two Years | Missouri Revised Statutes. Title 35. Chapter 516. Section 140 |
| Montana | Two Years | Montana Code Annotated. Title 27. Chapter 2. Section 204(3) |
| Nebraska | 1 Year | Nebraska Revised Statutes. Chapter 25. Section 208 |
| Nevada | Two Years | Nevada Revised Statutes. Title 2. Chapter 11. Section 190(4)(c) |
| New Hampshire | Three Years | New Hampshire Statutes. Title 52. Chapter 508. Section 508.4(2) |
| New Jersey | 1 Year | New Jersey Statutes Annotated. Title 2A. Chapter 14. Section 14-3 |
| New Mexico | Three Years | Chapter 37. Article 1. Section 8 |
| New York | 1 Year | New York Code. Civil Practice Law and Rules. Article 2. Section 215(3) |
| North Carolina | 1 Year | North Carolina General Statutes. Chapter 1. Section 54(3) |
| North Dakota | Two Years | North Dakota Century Code. Title 28. Chapter 1. Section 18(1) |
| Ohio | One Year | Ohio Revised Code. Title 23. Section 2305.11(A) |
| Oklahoma | One Year | Oklahoma Statutes. Title 12. Section 95(A)(4) |
| Oregon | One Year | Oregon Revised Statutes. Title 2. Section 12.120(2) |
| Pennsylvania | One Year | Pennsylvania Code. Title 42. Section 5523(1) |
| Rhode Island | One Year | Rhode Island General Laws. Title 9. Section 1-14(a) |
| South Carolina | Two Years | South Carolina Code of Laws. Title 15. Section 3-550(1) |
| South Dakota | Two Years | South Dakota Codified Laws. Title 15. Section 2-15(1) |
| Tennessee | Six months for slander; one year for libel | Tennessee Code. Title 28. Sections 3-103, 3-104(a)(1) |
| Texas | One Year | Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Title 2. Section 16.002(a) |
| Utah | One Year | Utah Code. Title 78B. Section 2-302(4) |
| Vermont | Three Years | Vermont Statutes. Title 12. Section 512(3) |
| Virginia | One Year | Virginia Statutes. Title 8.01. Section 247.1 |
| Washington | Two Years | Revised Code of Washington. Title 4. Section 16.100(1) |
| West Virginia | Two Years | West Virginia Code. Chapter 55. Section 2-12(b) |
| Wisconsin | Three Years | Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations. Chapter 893. Section 57 |
| Wyoming | One Year | Wyoming Statutes Annotated. Title 1. Section 3-105(a)(5)(A) |
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