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

For Ohio, does payment or acknowledgment revive the clock is A payment or a signed writing restarts the clock; how the statute states the rule is an action may be brought thereon within the time limited by sections 2305.06 and 2305.07 of the Revised Code, after such payment, acknowledgment, or promise; section is 2305.08, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01.

- **State:** Ohio _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Does payment or acknowledgment revive the clock:** A payment or a signed writing restarts the clock _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **How the statute states the rule:** an action may be brought thereon within the time limited by sections 2305.06 and 2305.07 of the Revised Code, after such payment, acknowledgment, or promise _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 2305.08 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> If payment has been made upon any demand founded on a contract, or a written acknowledgment thereof, or a promise to pay it has been made and signed by the party to be charged, an action may be brought thereon within the time limited by sections 2305.06 and 2305.07 of the Revised Code, after such payment, acknowledgment, or promise.

## Where each value comes from

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

### Section

> Section 2305.08 | Partial payment.

## Source

- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2305.08

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