[[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question","text":"In North Carolina, you have three years from the date of a car accident to file a lawsuit against any potentially liable parties. If someone is under the age of 18 and they are hurt in an accident that someone else caused, they have three years from the date they turn 18 to file a lawsuit. The deadline for a personal injury lawsuit also can be extended in certain cases when a defendant cannot be located or is in another state.","@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#Answer"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question1","text":"Setting a deadline to file a lawsuit requires plaintiffs to act in a timely manner. It means that potential plaintiffs cannot threaten a lawsuit indefinitely.","@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#Answer1"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question2","text":"If someone dies in a car accident in North Carolina, the personal representative of the deceased\u2019s estate has two years from the date of death to file a wrongful death lawsuit. Note that the deadline is two years from the date of death, not the date of the accident.","@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#Answer2"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question3","text":"The statute of limitations does not apply to car insurance claims directly, though it does have an indirect effect on the settlement process.","@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#Answer3"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question4","text":"If you are younger than age 21 and you are hurt in a North Carolina car accident, you may have additional time to file a lawsuit, depending on your age at the time of the crash. Minors cannot bring legal action. Consequently, if you were under 18 at the time of the crash, the statute of limitations does not begin until you reach your 18th birthday. If you are age 18 or older but have not reached age 21, the standard deadline of three years from the date of the crash applies.","@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#Answer4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What Are The Details of North Carolina\u2019s Car Accident Statute of Limitations?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#Answer"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#Question"},{"@type":"Question","name":"Why Have a Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#Answer1"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#Question1"},{"@type":"Question","name":"What Is the North Carolina Statute of Limitations for a Wrongful Death from a Car Accident?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#Answer2"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#Question2"},{"@type":"Question","name":"Does the Statute of Limitations Apply to Insurance Claims?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#Answer3"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#Question3"},{"@type":"Question","name":"How Does the Statute of Limitations Apply if the Injured Person Is Under 21?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#Answer4"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#Question4"}],"name":"What Is the Statute of Limitations to File a Car Accident Claim in North Carolina?","@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#FAQPage"}],{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What Is the Statute of Limitations to File a Car Accident Claim in North Carolina?","item":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/north-carolina-car-accident-statute-of-limitations\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]