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Directory of state statutes of limitations for old debts
When dealing your old debt, it's vital to know your limits. It could be the difference between thousands of dollars in old debt or hundreds.

Once a debt passes beyond the statute of limitation in your state, a debt collection agency no longer has the right to sue you for payment.

Any debt collection agency who threatens to sue you over a debt that is beyond the statute of limitation in your state is in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

The chart below offers a state-by-state roundup of statutes of limitations for delinquent debt. Credit cards are considered open accounts. If you're being hassled about an old debt, the chart below is a great starting point and was accurate as of the date it was published here.

If you need legal assistance with a delinquent debt, visit the Web site of the National Association of Consumer Advocates or call us toll free 1-866-910-8091. To find your state's attorney general, click here.

 

State

Oral

Written

Promissory

Open-ended Accounts

State Statute: Open Accounts

AL

6

6

6

3

ยง6-2-37

AR

5

5

5

3

ยง16-56-105

AK

6

6

3

3

ยง09.10.053

AZ

3

6

6

3

ยง12-543

CA

2

4

4

4

ยง337

CO

6

6

6

3

ยง13-80-101

CT

3

6

6

3

ยง52-581

DE

3

3

3

4

ยง2-725

DC

3

3

3

3

ยง12-301

FL

4

5

5

4

ยง95.11

GA

4

6

6

6 **

ยง9-3-25

HI

6

6

6

6

HRS 657-1(4)

IA

5

10

5

5

ยง614.5

ID

4

5

5

4

ยง5-222

IL

5

10

10

5

735 ILCS 5/13-205

IN

6

10

10

6

ยง34-11-2

KS

3

6

5

3

ยง84-3-118

KY

5

15

15

5

ยง413.120

LA

10

10

10

3

ยง3-118

ME

6

6

6

6

ยง5-511

MD

3

3

6

3

ยง5-101

MA

6

6

6

6

c.260, ยง2

MI

6

6

6

6

ยง600.5807

MN

6

6

6

6

ยง541.05

MS

3

3

3

3

ยง15-1-29

MO

5

10

10

5

ยง516.120

MT

3

8

8

5

27-2-202

NC

3

3

5

3

ยง1-52(1)

ND

6

6

6

6

28-01-16

NE

4

5

5

4

ยง25-206

NH

3

3

6

3

382-A:3-118

NJ

6

6

6

3

25:1-5

NM

4

6

6

4

ยง37-1-4

NV

4

6

3

4

NRS 11.190

NY

6

6

6

6

ยง2-213

OH

6

15

15

6

ยง2305.07

OK

3

5

5

3

ยง12-3-95

OR

6

6

6

6

ยง12.080

PA

4

4

4

4

ยง5525

RI

10

5

6

4

ยง6A-2-725

SC

3

3

3

3

SEC 15-3-530

SD

6

6

6

6

ยง15-2-13

TN

6

6

6

3

28-3-105

TX

4

4

4

4

ยง16.004

UT

4

6

6

4

70-09a

VA

3

5

6

3

8.01-246

VT

6

6

5

3

ยง3-118

WA

3

6

6

3

RCW 4.16.080

WI

6

6

10

6

893.43

WV

5

10

6

5

ยง55-2-6

WY

8

10

10

8

ยง1-3-102

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