Debt Help Blog » Laws http://debthelpblog.net Simple Advice about Debt Problems and Solutions Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:14:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Statute of Limitations by State http://debthelpblog.net/2008/09/statute-of-limitations-by-state/ http://debthelpblog.net/2008/09/statute-of-limitations-by-state/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:27:50 +0000 admin http://debthelpblog.net/?p=12
State
Written contracts Oral contracts Promissory notes Open accounts (including credit cards) Alabama
6 years
6 years
6 years
3 years
Alaska
6
6
6
6
Arizona
6
3
5
3
Arkansas
6
3
5
3
California
4
2
4
4
Colorado
6
6
6
6
Connecticut
6
3
6
6
Delaware
3
3
6
3
D.C.
3
3
3
3
Florida
5
4
5
4
Georgia
6
4
6
4
Hawaii
6
6
6
6
Idaho
5
4
10
4
Illinois
10
5
6
5
Indiana
10
6
10
6
Iowa
10
5
5
5
Kansas
5
3
5
3
Kentucky
15
5
15**
5
Louisiana
10
10
10
3
Maine +
6
6
6
6
Maryland
3
3
6
3
Massachusetts +
6
6
6
6
Michigan
6
6
6
6
Minnesotta
6
6
6
6
Mississippi
3
3
3
3
Missouri
10
5
10
5
Montana
8
5
8
5
Nebraska
5
4
6
4
Nevada
6
4
3
4
New Hampshire
3
3
6
3
New Jersey
6
6
6
6
New Mexico
6
4
6
4
New York
6
6
6
6
North Carolina
3
3
5
3
North Dakota
6
6
6
6
Ohio
15
6
15
6
Oklahoma
5
3
5
3
Oregon
6
6
6
6
Pennyslvania
6
4
4
6
Rhode Island
15
15
10
10
South Carolina
10
10
3
3
South Dakota
6
6
6
6
Tennessee
6
6
6
6
Texas
4
4
4
4
Utah
6
4
6
4
Vermont
6
6
6***
6
Virginia
5
3
6
3
Washington
6
3
6
3
West Virginia
10
5
6
5
Wisconsin
6
6
10
6
Wyoming
10
8
10
8
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