Claim deadline checker in Georgia
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
- O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33
- When the clock starts
- Two years after the right of action accrues.
- Watch out for
- The same section sets different periods for other harms: one year for injury to reputation and four years for loss of consortium, which is a separate claim a spouse may have arising from the same crash.
Source: Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 9-3-33: "actions for injuries to the person shall be brought within two years after the right of action accrues". Read on FindLaw's unofficial copy; the official Georgia code site was not reachable on 2026-09-23.. Verified September 23, 2026. Information, not legal advice.