what is the stature of Limitation on crimal cases?

Answer 1

It depends on the offense. Infractions generally have to be cited "as is" (the illegal behavior is present and manifest). Misdemeanors have very short SoLs, generally a couple of months at most. Most felonies...a year or two, except violent felonies....5 to 7 years (except for murder, which in virtually all jurisdictions has no SoL).

In some jurisdictions, childhood sexual abuse can be reported by an adult within a time period (usually up to a year) from the point that the person realized he/she was abused......this is to account for sexual abuse victims who suppressed the crime for a number of years.

Answer 2

The "Statute" of limitations is based on the crime.

For example, Murder has no SOL (Statute of Limitations)

You need to list the crime and the location the crime occurred.

Also, there are "mitigating factors" such as incest -- sometimes a minor will "fear reprisal" from a parent, and not report it until long past the SOL -- however the SOL changes based on when they are legally reasonably able to report the crime.

Answer 3

While there are some crimes with no statute of limitations i.e. murder, the statute of limitation for all others is the maximum amount of time you could recieve for the offense. If it's one year in the county jail then that's the limitation period, if it's seven years in prison.... etc.

Answer 4

Do you mean statute of limitations on criminal cases? It depends on the crime and the location.

Some crimes are not felonies, so it's up to each state to decide. Whether it's the state or the feds, different crimes have different limits.
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