# Wrongful death · Ohio — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Wrongful death · Ohio, limitation period is within two years; when the clock starts is after the decedent's death; how the statute describes it is a civil action for wrongful death, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Wrongful death _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Ohio _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** within two years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** a civil action for wrongful death _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the decedent's death _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (F)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, a civil action for wrongful death shall be commenced within two years after the decedent's death.

## Source

- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2125.02

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).