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Dear Creditwrench, I have tried to find the SOL for Ohio and all I can find is some websites that say written 15, oral 6, injury 2, damage 2, open accounts just have a - mark, a long time ago i was researching it and thought I came across a website that said it was 4 on open accounts, how can I be 100% sure what the SOL is in Ohio? and is a hospital bill considered an open account or one of the others? sorry for all the questions but this thing really has me a nervous wreck, thanks for your help, Brian.
As always, you need to go to the annotated statutes in your state. The short cut to that is to go to your state statutes on line and look up Statute of Limitations. Easy way is go to Google and type in OHIO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS and go for what comes up. You should always take an official state government or court website and not somebody else's website.

In your specific situation I would imagine that the SOL would be 4 years but once again, you have to get your info direct from the source which is the Ohio state statutes.

When it gets down to the wire and they have you by the throat then you may need to actually go to the law library nearest you and actually read the annotated statutes. Look for the notes in the back of the book. That tells you what the real scoop is most of the time.

There are always two sets of law books. One is the state statutes and the other is the statutes annotated. You always want to consult the annotated statutes.

One thing I haven't harped on much is the aspect of using only the annotated statutes and using your local law libraries. Go get familiar with them. Get to know the librarians and seek their help and assistance. They are usually extremely knowledgeable and willing to help you find what you need.

Your law library is definitely one of your best friends in time of need. Go there and learn to use it.
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