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

For New York, does payment or acknowledgment revive the clock is Payment or acknowledgment after expiry does not revive; how the statute states the rule is any subsequent payment toward, written or oral affirmation of or other activity on the debt does not revive or extend the limitations period; section is NY CPLR § 214-I, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01.

- **State:** New York _(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:** any subsequent payment toward, written or oral affirmation of or other activity on the debt does not revive or extend the limitations period _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** NY CPLR § 214-I _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when the applicable limitations period expires, any subsequent payment toward, written or oral affirmation of or other activity on the debt does not revive or extend the limitations period.

## Where each value comes from

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

### Section

> NY CPLR § 214-I (2022)

## Source

- https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2022/cvp/article-2/214-i/

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