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That answer would depend on the crime. For most crimes there is a statute of limitations and for the majority that is 7 years.
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What are parents rights when 17 year old is getting high and there are other kids in the household?
They can call the police and charge them with a crime. And they can press charges.
Can you press charges against your parentsfor leaving you with a 7 month old baby and a 5 year old boy while you are 16?
no. you're old enough to babysit.
Can you press charges against your ex-husband who got a 15 yr old girl pregnant in California?
You can only report a crime. You can not press charges if you were not a victim of the act, other than being the wife. In most cases a wife is prohibited from testifying against a spouse for something that happened during the marriage.
If you are 14 and live in the state of New Mexico and a 17 year old gets you pregnant can the state press charges?
Your parent can press charges against him
Can parents press charges against a 24 yr old boy when his girlfriend is 18 even though she was 17 when the parents threatened charges?
When you threatened is irrelevant. You can press charges if she was below the age of consent in your state when they had sex. The fact she is an adult now does not make the crime undone. Statutory rape charges usually have a limitation for several years if they even have one. And anyone can report statutory rape, it does not have to be the parents. They report but it's the state that press the charges so they can never be taken back. Once reported it is out of your hands.
What can you legally do to a 33 year old man that beats your 19 year old daughter And what if she doesn't want to press charges?
There is nothing you can do. If she is not willing to press charges, the law can't really prosecute.
What would happen if a 20 year old harasses a 17 year old and the 17 year old wants to press charges for threats etc?
then the 17 year old needs to press charges so the 20 year old will get charged and stop
Can you press charges if a 21 year old guy hits a 15 year old girl?
Yes, assault laws apply regardless of age. If a 21-year-old hits a 15-year-old, the incident should be reported to the authorities who can investigate and determine the appropriate charges based on the circumstances.
Can you press charges on a 21yrold sleeping with your 16 yrold?
No. You can report it and request prosecution, but you cannot press charges. You can also seek a restraining order against the 21 year old.
If you are 13 and live in the state of Alabama and a 17 year old gets you pregnant can the state press charges?
yes it is statuary rape and the state will press charges even if she consented
You are seventeen and eleven weeks pregnant with your eighteen year old boyfriend can the state of Idaho press charges if your parents don't want to?
NO THEY CAN NOT PRESS CHARGES IF YOUR PARENTS DON'T WANT TO AND YOUR BOYFRIEND HAS TO BE AT LEAST 4 OR 5 YEARS OLDER THAN YOU IN ORDER TO PRESS CHARGES
Can parent of a fifteen year old boy press charges against an eighteen year old girlfriend if dating?
maybe but it ndepends on the charges and the item achieved by the 18 year old
