(The numbers on this chart indicate years.)
State |
Oral Agreements |
Written Contracts |
Promissory Notes |
|
Alabama |
6 |
6 |
6 |
20 |
Alaska |
6 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
Arizona |
3 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
Arkansas |
3 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
California |
2 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
Colorado |
6 |
6 |
6 |
20 |
Connecticut |
3 |
6 |
6 |
20 |
Delaware |
3 |
3 |
6 |
No Limit |
D.C. |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Florida |
4 |
5 |
5 |
20 |
Georgia |
4 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
Hawaii |
6 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
Idaho |
4 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
Illinois |
5 |
10 |
6 |
20 |
Indiana |
6 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
Iowa |
5 |
10 |
5 |
20 |
Kansas |
3 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Kentucky |
5 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
Louisiana |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
Maine |
6 |
6 |
6 |
20 |
Maryland |
3 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
Massachusetts |
6 |
6 |
6 |
20 |
Michigan |
6 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
Minnesota |
6 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
Mississippi |
3 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
Missouri |
5 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
Montana |
5 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
Nebraska |
4 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
Nevada |
4 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
New Hampshire |
3 |
3 |
6 |
20 |
New Jersey |
6 |
6 |
6 |
20 |
New Mexico |
4 |
6 |
6 |
14 |
New York |
6 |
6 |
6 |
20 |
North Carolina |
3 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
North Dakota |
6 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
Ohio |
6 |
15 |
15 |
21 |
Oklahoma |
3 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Oregon |
6 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
Pennsylvania |
4 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
Rhode Island |
15 |
15 |
10 |
20 |
South Carolina |
10 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
South Dakota |
6 |
6 |
6 |
20 |
Tennessee |
6 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
Texas |
4 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
Utah |
4 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
Vermont |
6 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
Virginia |
3 |
5 |
6 |
20 |
Washington |
3 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
West Virginia |
5 |
10 |
6 |
10 |
Wisconsin |
6 |
6 |
10 |
20 |
Wyoming |
8 |
10 |
10 |
5 |