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A debt collector can't harass, intimidate, threaten, or embarrass you. This prohibition includes contacting you too often or at unusual times. Washington law assumes a debt collector is harassing you if it calls three times a week or more than once a week at your workplace.

If you make a payment on the account within the statute of limitations period, the time period restarts. The creditor will get another 6 or 3 years (depending on the kind of contract it is) to file a lawsuit. If you make a payment after the statute of limitations time has expired, that will not restart the time period.

Debt collectors may not be able to sue you to collect on old (time-barred) debts, but they may still try to collect on those debts. In California, there is generally a four-year limit for filing a lawsuit to collect a debt based on a written agreement.

Statute of Limitations in Washington In Washington, the statute of limitations on debt collection lawsuits is six years after the date of default or last payment on the debt account. When six years have passed, debt collectors can still attempt to collect these debts, but they cannot file a collection lawsuit.

Taking action means they send you court papers telling you they're going to take you to court. The time limit is sometimes called the limitation period. For most debts, the time limit is 6 years since you last wrote to them or made a payment.

Can a Debt Collector Collect After 10 Years? In most cases, the statute of limitations for a debt will have passed after 10 years. This means a debt collector may still attempt to pursue it (and you technically do still owe it), but they can't typically take legal action against you.