Washington

For Washington, does payment or acknowledgment revive the clock is Payment after expiry does not revive; how the statute states the rule is Any payment on the contract made after the limitation period has expired shall not restart, revive, or extend the limitation period; section is RCW 4.16.270, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01.

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What the source says

When any payment has been or shall be made upon any existing contract prior to its applicable limitation period having expired, whether the contract is a bill of exchange, promissory note, bond, or other evidence of indebtedness, if the payment is made after it is due, the limitation period shall restart from the time the most recent payment was made. Any payment on the contract made after the limitation period has expired shall not restart, revive, or extend the limitation period.

— app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-09-01

Where each value comes from

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— all from app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-09-01

Source

• app.leg.wa.govhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=4.16.270

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