Statute of Limitations

The Statute of Limitations (SOL) for debt is given below for all states and the District of Columbia (Washington DC.) The SOL given is only for contracts that have been written out and signed by both parties – the creditor and the debtor.

The expiration period is given in number of years.

1. Alabama (AL)

   Statute of Limitations expiration period: 3

2. Alaska (AK)

   Statute of Limitations expiration period: 3

3. Arizona (AZ)

   Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

4. Arkansas (AR)

   Statute of Limitations expiration period: 5

5. California (CA)

   Statute of Limitations expiration period: 4

6. Colorado (CO)

   Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

7. Connecticut (CT)

   Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

8. Delaware (DE)

   Statute of Limitations expiration period: 3

9. Florida (FL)

   Statute of Limitations expiration period: 5

10. Georgia (GA)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

11. Hawaii (HI)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

12. Idaho (ID)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 5

13. Illinois (IL)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 10

14. Indiana (IN)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 10

15. Iowa (IA)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 10

16. Kansas (KS)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 3

17. Kentucky (KY)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 15

18. Louisiana (LA)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 3

19. Maine (ME)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

20. Maryland (MD)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 3

21. Massachusetts (MA)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

22. Michigan (MI)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

23. Minnesota (MN)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

24. Mississippi (MS)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 3

25. Missouri (MO)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 5

26. Montana (MT)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 8

27. Nebraska (NE)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 4

28. Nevada (NV)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 4

29. New Hampshire (NH)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 3

30. New Jersey (NJ)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

31. New Mexico (NM)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 4

32. New York (NY)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

33. North Carolina (NC)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 3

34. North Dakota (ND)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

35. Ohio (OH)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

36. Oklahoma (OK)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 3 or 5

37. Oregon (OR)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

38. Pennsylvania (PA)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 4

39. Rhode Island (RI)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 10

40. South Carolina (SC)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 10

41. South Dakota (SD)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

42. Tennessee (TN)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

43. Texas (TX)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 4

44. Utah (UT)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

45. Vermont (VT)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

46. Virginia (VA)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 5

47. Washington (WA)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

48. West Virginia (WV)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 10

49. Wisconsin (WI)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 6

50. Wyoming (WY)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 10

51. District of Columbia (DC)

    Statute of Limitations expiration period: 3

Please check with your state about verbal credit understanding and promissory notes about debt SOL expiration periods.