Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

statue of limitations on debt collection

What is the statue of limitations on a debt collection issue in the state of california, and in the state of Washington. Neither of these debts are oral, written, promisary, or open-ended accounts, (that I know of) Some of them are overdue medical, and some are traffic fines


Asked on 10/21/07, 9:07 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Larry Rothman Larry Rothman & Associates

Re: statue of limitations on debt collection

For California, the statute of limitations is generally 2 years on an oral contract from the date of the breach and 4 years on a written contract. Have you received any letters from a collection agency? Please call us if you have any questions.

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Answered on 10/26/07, 10:30 am


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