Statute of Limitations [Table]

[David A. Szwak]

Here is a list of states and their statute of limitations for different types of contracts.

In Years

State
* Oral Agreements
* Written Contracts
* Promissory Notes
* Open Accounts

Alabama
6
6
6
3

Alaska
6
6
6
6

Arizona
3
6
5
3

Arkansas
3
5
6
3

California
2
4
4
4

Colorado
6
6
6
6

Connecticut
3
6
6
6

Delaware
3
3
6
3

D.C.
3
3
3
3

Florida
4
5
5
4

Georgia
4
6
6
4

Hawaii
6
6
6
6

Idaho
4
5
10
4

Illinois
5
10
6
5

Indiana
6
10
10
6

Iowa
5
10
5
5

Kansas
3
5
5
3

Kentucky
5
15
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

Minnesota
6
6
6
6

Mississippi
3
3
3
3

Missouri
5
10
10
5

Montana
5
8
8
5

Nebraska
4
5
6
4

Nevada
4
6
3
4

New Hampshire
3
3
6
3

New Jersey
6
6
6
6

New Mexico
4
6
6
4

New York
6
6
6
6

North Carolina
3
3
5
3

North Dakota
6
6
6
6

Ohio
6
15
15
-

Oklahoma
3
5
5
3

Oregon
6
6
6
6

Pennsylvania
4
4
4
4

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
4
6
6
4

Vermont
6
6
5
6

Virginia
3
5
6
3

Washington
3
6
6
3

West Virginia
5
10
6
5

Wisconsin
6
6
10
6

Wyoming
8
10
10
8

Not all debts are subject to the above statutes of limitation. Federal student loans, child support payments, most types of legal fines and taxes may or may not be subject to a statute of limitations.