# Personal injury · West Virginia — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Personal injury · West Virginia, limitation period is two years; when the clock starts is next after the right to bring the same shall have accrued; how the statute describes it is if it be for damages for personal injuries, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Personal injury _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** West Virginia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** two years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** if it be for damages for personal injuries _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** next after the right to bring the same shall have accrued _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Every personal action for which no limitation is otherwise prescribed shall be brought: (a) Within two years next after the right to bring the same shall have accrued, if it be for damage to property; (b) within two years next after the right to bring the same shall have accrued if it be for damages for personal injuries;

## Source

- https://code.wvlegislature.gov/55-2-12/

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/).