{"id":371598,"date":"2016-03-31T21:34:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T02:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/arizona-law\/arizona-statutes-of-limitations.html"},"modified":"2024-11-04T11:04:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T16:04:37","slug":"arizona-statutes-of-limitations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/arizona-law\/arizona-statutes-of-limitations.html","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Statutes of Limitations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Arizona Statutes of Limitations\n <\/h1>\n \n Statutes of limitations define the time periods in which a plaintiff or the state must file a lawsuit or criminal charges. \n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Failing to file a lawsuit or criminal cases within the time limit bans the court from adjudicating it.<\/p>\r\n

The limitation period\u2019s clock<\/a> begins running when the claim accrues. In the civil context, accrual typically begins when the plaintiff\u2019s legal claim arises. For example, suppose a person sustains an injury following a car accident. In that case, the statute of limitations typically begins running on the date of injury (or the day after). Other common dates of accrual include:<\/p>\r\n