Statute of Limitations

(The numbers on this chart indicate years.)  
State
Oral Agreements
Written Contracts
Promissory Notes
Judgments
Alabama
6
6
6
20
Alaska
6
6
6
10
Arizona
3
6
5
5
Arkansas
3
5
6
10
California
2
4
4
10
Colorado
6
6
6
20
Connecticut
3
6
6
20
Delaware
3
3
6
No Limit
D.C.
3
3
3
3
Florida
4
5
5
20
Georgia
4
6
6
7
Hawaii
6
6
6
10
Idaho
4
5
10
6
Illinois
5
10
6
20
Indiana
6
10
10
20
Iowa
5
10
5
20
Kansas
3
5
5
5
Kentucky
5
15
15
15
Louisiana
10
10
10
10
Maine
6
6
6
20
Maryland
3
3
6
12
Massachusetts
6
6
6
20
Michigan
6
6
6
10
Minnesota
6
6
6
10
Mississippi
3
3
3
7
Missouri
5
10
10
10
Montana
5
8
8
10
Nebraska
4
5
6
5
Nevada
4
6
3
6
New Hampshire
3
3
6
20
New Jersey
6
6
6
20
New Mexico
4
6
6
14
New York
6
6
6
20
North Carolina
3
3
5
10
North Dakota
6
6
6
10
Ohio
6
15
15
21
Oklahoma
3
5
5
5
Oregon
6
6
6
10
Pennsylvania
4
6
4
4
Rhode Island
15
15
10
20
South Carolina
10
10
3
10
South Dakota
6
6
6
20
Tennessee
6
6
6
10
Texas
4
4
4
10
Utah
4
6
6
8
Vermont
6
6
5
8
Virginia
3
5
6
20
Washington
3
6
6
10
West Virginia
5
10
6
10
Wisconsin
6
6
10
20
Wyoming
8
10
10
5