MASSACHUSETTS AUTO INSURANCE GUIDE

Massachusetts Crash Investigation, Evidence Preservation & Three-Year Tort Limitation

Massachusetts tort claims are generally subject to a three-year limitation period, subject to claim-specific rules and potentially shorter governmental presentment requirements. This guide will combine limitation analysis with practical crash-investigation and preservation steps involving vehicles, electronic data, photographs, video, witnesses, police records, medical documentation, and spoliation issues.

Publication review note — September 17, 2026. Verify current G.L. c. 260, §2A, accrual and tolling rules, governmental presentment requirements, evidentiary standards, and preservation authority before publication.