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

For Minnesota, does payment or acknowledgment revive the clock is Payment or acknowledgment after expiry does not revive; how the statute states the rule is After its expiration, the statute of limitations is not revived by the collection of a payment on an account, a discharge in a bankruptcy proceeding, or an oral or written reaffirmation of the debt; section is 541.053, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01.

- **State:** Minnesota _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Does payment or acknowledgment revive the clock:** Payment or acknowledgment after expiry does not revive _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **How the statute states the rule:** After its expiration, the statute of limitations is not revived by the collection of a payment on an account, a discharge in a bankruptcy proceeding, or an oral or written reaffirmation of the debt. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 541.053 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> actions upon an obligation arising out of a consumer debt primarily for personal, family, or household purposes shall be commenced within six years. After its expiration, the statute of limitations is not revived by the collection of a payment on an account, a discharge in a bankruptcy proceeding, or an oral or written reaffirmation of the debt.

## Where each value comes from

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

### Section

> 541.053 LIMITATION OF ACTIONS BASED ON CONSUMER DEBT.

## Source

- https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/541.053

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