# Florida — Does paying old debt restart the statute of limitations, by state

For Florida, does payment or acknowledgment revive the clock is A signed writing restarts the clock; payment not addressed; how the statute states the rule is An acknowledgment of, or promise to pay, a debt barred by a statute of limitations must be in writing and signed by the person sought to be charged; section is 95.04, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01.

- **State:** Florida _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Does payment or acknowledgment revive the clock:** A signed writing restarts the clock; payment not addressed _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **How the statute states the rule:** An acknowledgment of, or promise to pay, a debt barred by a statute of limitations must be in writing and signed by the person sought to be charged. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 95.04 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> 95.04 Promise to pay barred debt. — An acknowledgment of, or promise to pay, a debt barred by a statute of limitations must be in writing and signed by the person sought to be charged.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Section

> 95.04 Promise to pay barred debt.

## Source

- https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/95.04

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-09-01.
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