Debt Collection Statute Of Limitation On Old Debt State By State!

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The Statute of Limitation, depends on your state of residence. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) refers to old debts that are beyond the point at which a creditor or debt collector can sue you to collect as Time barred debts.

The window during which a collector cannot sue you is also referred to as the statute of limitation period and is usually between 3 to 10 years after the day of the debt or the last activity date on the account. To determine the last activity date look at your credit report.

The debt collection statutes of limitation for written contracts, for example, range from three years in Delaware to 15 years in Ohio, although the typical limit in most states is five or six years.

The rules vary widely, but, in some states you can inadvertently extend the statute of limitations by entering into a repayment plan with a creditor or even by acknowledging that a debt is yours.

Fighting debt collectors, getting dragged into court and having a judgment entered against you could further hurt your credit score and your efforts to rehabilitate your credit. Before you contact your creditors, you should know the details of the debt collection statute of limitation in your home state. (If you've moved, it may be the state you live in now whose law will apply, even if you entered into the credit agreement in another state.)

There are several types of agreements that are covered by a debt collection statute of limitation.

Oral Contract - Someone lends you cash but nothing is put on paper. You shake hands and you give your word to repay in whatever terms. Even if this can be difficult to prove, it is still a legally binding agreement.

Written Contract - You borrow money from a bank and it is all nicely documented and signed by you and a bank representative. Car loan is a written contract.

Promissory Note - It is a written contract with obligation to repay loan but promissory note also details terms of this repayment, i.e. number of years you have to repay, interest rate, late payment penalty, etc. Mortgage is likely the most common promissory note.

Open-ended Account - It is a revolving line of credit with varying balances and credit limits. Credit card and home equity lines of credit belong to this type.

The Debt Collection Statute Of Limitations only covers lawsuits, and SOL expiration does not affect other types of collection action or reporting of the account to credit bureaus. OUT OF STATUTE debts can still be reported to credit bureaus for the time limits specified in the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

If there has already been a lawsuit resulting in a judgment, that judgment has a separate Debt Collection Statute Of Limitations.

Basically, the debt collection statute of limitation or SOL is a time limit for creditor to file a lawsuit to recover delinquent debt. This period starts when debtor becomes delinquent. Even if the SOL on a particular debt has expired, creditor still can file a lawsuit thru a Summons And Complaint, but the debtor can dismiss such a lawsuit on the technicality of expiration.

Know your state's debt collection statute of limitations!

All numbers are 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	6	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	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

Debt Collection Statute Of Limitation!

Each state limits the amount of time in which a creditor can sue you after an account becomes delinquent. Sometimes the debt collection statute of limitation is longer than the credit reporting limits, sometimes shorter.

How long credit bureaus can report your accounts, is based on information in your credit report, and there are limits on how long your bad marks can be used against you. Once a negative item is on your file, it generally can be reported for 7½ years from the time you stopped paying on the account. (Bankruptcies can be reported for up to 10 years.)

So, if you stopped making payments on your Visa bill in January 2003, the lender can report a charge-off the following June. The account can be reported to the credit bureaus until June 2010, when it must be deleted from the bureaus' records.

Debt collection statute of limitation, Your best bet may be contacting a consumer law attorney for help; you can get referrals from the National Association of Consumer Advocates.

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Debt collection statute of limitation check here to see if the statute of limitations has expired on time barred debt or your old debts.

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