# Claim deadline checker in Arizona

URL: https://mywreckcheck.com/rules/arizona/claim-deadline-checker

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How long you have to file a personal injury claim after a crash, in your state, with the statute it comes from and the date it was last checked.

Deadline to file an injury claim

2 years

Statute

A.R.S. § 12-542

When the clock starts

Two years after the cause of action accrues.

Watch out for

Claims against an Arizona public entity or public employee run on a separate and much shorter notice track under A.R.S. § 12-821.01, which this row does not cover.

Source: [Arizona Revised Statutes § 12-542: actions "for injuries done to the person of another" shall be "commenced and prosecuted within two years after the cause of action accrues, and not afterward".](https://www.azleg.gov/ars/12/00542.htm). Verified September 23, 2026\. Information, not legal advice.

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