To read what your state’s wrongful death law actually says, find your state below and follow the hyperlinks.

Remember: don’t feel as if you have to hire a lawyer just to understand your state’s law. While it may be a little wordy, you should be able to grasp what it means for bringing a wrongful death case in your state.

Laws and links change from time to time. Here we endeavor to have the most up to date legal information and working links.

Please notify us if a link is no longer working or if you become aware of a change of law before we know about it. By working together we can help all victims!

  1. Alabama
  2. Alaska
  3. Arizona
  4. Arkansas
  5. California
  6. Colorado
  7. Connecticut
  8. Delaware

  9. District of Columbia

  10. Florida

  11. Georgia

  12. Hawaii

  13. Idaho

  14. Illinois

  15. Indiana

  16. Iowa

  17. Kansas

  1. Kentucky
  2. Louisiana
  3. Maine
  4. Maryland
  5. Massachusetts
  6. Michigan
  7. Minnesota
  8. Mississippi
  9. Missouri
  10. Montana
  11. Nebraska
  12. Nevada
  13. New Hampshire
  14. New Jersey
  15. New Mexico
  16. New York
  17. North Carolina
  1. North Dakota
  2. Ohio
  3. Oklahoma
  4. Oregon
  5. Pennsylvania
  6. Rhode Island
  7. South Carolina
  8. South Dakota
  9. Tennessee
  10. Texas
  11. Utah
  12. Vermont
  13. Virginia
  14. Washington
  15. West Virginia
  16. Wisconsin
  17. Wyoming

Alabama

Alaska

  • Alaska Stat. AS 09.55.580

Arizona

Arkansas

  • Ark. Code Section 16-62-102

California

Colorado

  • Colo. Rev. Stat. Section 13-21-201, 13-21-202 (2021)

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

  • Ga. Code Title 51 Torts Section 51-4-2

Hawaii

  • Hawaii Rev. Stat. Div. 4 Section 663-3

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

  • Iowa Code Title XV Section 633.336

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

  • Mass. Gen. Laws Part III Ch. 229, Section 2

Michigan

  • Michigan Comp. Laws, Chapter 600 Section 600.2922

Minnesota

  • Minn. Stat. Section 573.02

Mississippi

  • Miss. Code Title 11 Section 11-7-13

Missouri

Montana

  • Mont. Title 27 Section 27-1-513

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

  • N.M. Stat. Section 41-2-1

New York

  • N.Y. Cons. Laws, Estates, Powers and Trusts Law Section 5-4.1

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

  • Ohio Rev. Code Title XXI Section 2125.01

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

  • S.C. Code of Laws Section 15-51-10

South Dakota

Tennessee

  • Tenn. Code Section 20-5-106

Texas

  • Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Section 71.00

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

  • W.V. Code Section 55-7-5

Wisconsin

  • Wisc. Statutes Section 895.04

Wyoming