Internet Libel Statute of Limitations
Libel Usually has Shorter Statutes of Limitation Than Other Injuries – the time period within which you can bring a lawsuit for personal injuries, Internet Libel and Online defamation
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| State | Length of Limitation | Code Number | State Website Link |
| Alabama | 2 years | Title 6, Ch. 2, 6-2-38(l) | State Website Link |
| Alaska | 2 years | Sec. 9.10.070 | State Website Link |
| Arizona | 2 years; 1 year libel/slander | Title 12, Article 3, Secs. 12-541, 12-542 | State Website Link |
| Arkansas | 3 years (libel, wrongful death), 2 years med malpractice; 1 year slander | Secs. 16-56-104, 16-56-105, 16-114-203, 16-62-102 | State Website Link |
| California | 2 years for intentional torts; 1 year for slander, libel | Code of Civ. Proc. Sec. 335.1, 340 | State Website Link |
| Colorado | 2 years; 1 year libel/slander | Colo. Rev. Stat. Secs. 13-80-102, 13-80-103 | State Website Link |
| Connecticut | 2 years | Conn. Gen. Stat. Ch. 926 Sec. 52-584 | State Website Link |
| Delaware | 2 years | Title 10, Ch. 81, Sec. 8119; Title 18, Chapter 68, Sec. 6856 | State Website Link |
| Dist of Columbia | 3 years; 1 year libel/slander | Title 12, Ch. 3, Sec. 12-301 | State Website Link |
| Florida | 4 years; 2 years medical malpractice, libel/slander | Title 8, Ch. 95, Sec. 95.11 | State Website Link |
| Georgia | 2 years; 1 year libel/slander | Sec. 9-3-33 | State Website Link |
| Hawaii | 2 years |
Rev. Stat. Secs. 657-4, 657.7, 657-7.3 | State Website Link |
| Idaho | 2 years | Title 5, Ch. 2, Sec. 5-219 | State Website Link |
| Illinois | 2 years; 1 year defamation | 735 ILCS 5/13-201, 13-202, 13-212 | State Website Link |
| Indiana | 2 years | Title 34, Art. 11, Ch. 2, Sec. 34-11-2-3, 34-11-2-4 | State Website Link |
| Iowa | 2 years | Chapter 614, Section 614.1 | StateWebsite Link |
| Kansas | 2 years; 1 year libel/slander | Chapter 60, Art 5, Sec. 60-513 | StateWebsite Link |
| Kentucky | 1 year | Title 36, Chapter 413, Sec. 413.140 | State Website Link |
| Louisiana | 1 year | Ci. Code. Art. 3492 | State Website Link |
| Maine | 6 years; 2 years libel/slander | Title 14,Part 2, Ch. 205, Sub. 1, Secs. 752, 753 |
State Website Link |
| Maryland | 3 years; 1 year libel/slander | Courts and Judicial Proceedings, Sec. 5-101 | State Website Link |
| Massachusetts | 3 years | Title 5, Ch. 260, Secs. 2A and 4 | State Website Link |
| Michigan | 3 years; 1 year libel/slander | Chapter 600, Act 236, Ch. 58, Sec. 600.5805, number 9 |
State Website Link |
| Minnesota | 2 years | Ch. 541, Sec 541.05, 541.07 | State Website Link |
| Mississippi | 3 years; 2 years malpractice; 1 year libel/slander | Title 15, Ch. 1, Secs. 15-1-36, 15-1-35, 15-1-49 | State Website Link |
| Missouri | 5 years; 2 years libel/slander; 2 years malpractice | Title 35, Ch. 516, Secs. 516.105, 516.120, 516.140 | State Website Link |
| Montana | 3 years; 2 years libel/slander | Title 27, Ch. 2, 27-2-204 and 27-2-207 | State Website Link |
| Nebraska | 4 years; 1 year libel/slander; 2 years malpractice | Title 25, Section 207, 25-207 | State Website Link |
| Nevada | 2 years | Chapter 11, Sec 11.190 | State Website Link |
| New Hampshire | 3 years | Title LII, Chapter 508, Sec. 508.4 | State Website Link |
| New Jersey | 2 years; 1 year libel/slander | Title 2A, Ch. 14, Sec. 2A:14-2, 14-3 | State Website Link |
| New Mexico | 3 years | Ch. 37, Art. 1, Sec. 37-1-8 | State Website Link |
| New York | 3 years; 2.5 years malpractice; 1 year libel/slander | Civil Practice Laws and Rules, Art. 2, Secs. 214, 214.s, 215 |
State Website Link |
| North Carolina | 3 yearsl 1 year libel/slander; 2 years wrongful death | Title 1, Section 1-52, 1-54 | State Website Link |
| North Dakota | 6 years; 2 years in wrongful death, libel/slander | Title 28, Ch. 1, Secs. 28-01-16 and 28-01-18 | State Website Link |
| Ohio | 2 years | Title 23, Ch. 5, Sec. 2305.10 | State Website Link |
| Oklahoma | 2 years; 1 year libel/slander | Title 12, Ch. 3, Sec. 95 | State Website Link |
| Oregon | 2 years for medical malpractice; 2 years for personal injury; 1 year libel/slander | Ch. 12, Secs. 12.110, 12.115, 12.120 | State Website Link |
| Pennsylvania | 2 years; 1 year libel/slander | 42 PA Con. Stat. Sections 5523, 5524 | State Website Link |
| Rhode Island | 3 years; 1 year libel/slander | Title 9, Ch. 1, Sec. 94 | |
| South Carolina | 3 years; 2 years libel/slander | Title 15, Ch. 3, Secs. 15-3-530, 15-3-545, 15-3-550 | State Website Link |
| South Dakota | 3 years; 2 years libel/slander, medical malpractice | Title 15, Ch. 2, Secs. 15-2-14, 15-2-14.1, 15-2-15 | State Website Link |
| Tennessee | 1 year; 6 months libel/slander | Title 28, Ch. 3, Secs. 28-3-103, 28-3-104 | State Website Link |
| Texas | 2 years; 1 year libel/slander | Civ. Prac. & Rem Code, Title 2, Ch. 16, Secs. 16.002, 16.003 |
State Website Link |
| Utah | 4 years; 2 years wrongful death; 1 year libel/slander | Title 78, Ch. 12, Sec. 78-12-25 | State Website Link |
| Vermont | 3 years | Title 12, Ch. 23, Secs. 512, 521 | State Website Link |
| Virginia | 2 years; 1 year for libel/slander, but tolled indefinitely until the identity of the publisher is discovered or, by the exercise of due diligence, reasonably should have been discovered. |
Title 8.01, Ch. 4, Secs. 8.01-243, 8.01-247.1 | State Website Link |
| Washington | 3 years; 1 year libel/slander | Title 4, Ch. 16, Secs. 4.16.080, 4.16.100 | State Website Link |
| West Virginia | 2 years | Chapter 55, Sec. 55-2-12 | State Website Link |
| Wisconsin | 3 years; 2 years libel/slander | Chapter 893, Secs. 893.54, 893.55, 893.57 | State Website Link |
| Wyoming | 4 years; 1 year liable/slander | Title 1, Ch. 3, Sec. 1-3-105 | State Website Link |
