An act of the legislature of a state or country, declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a positive law; the written will of the legislature expressed with all the requisite forms of legislation; -- used in distinction fraom common law. See Common law, under Common, a., An act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law; as, the statutes of a university., An assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by statute) for the purpose of being hired; -- called also statute fair.
Statute is another word for law. They are typically passed by a legislative body and apply equally to all people in the jurisdiction.
a statute is a law
If you mean "What does it stand for?" The answer is New York's statute of limitations. To find the statute of limitations for any state visit http://www.cardreport.com/laws/statute-of-limitations.html
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It's the (Statute Book) Chapter.
Prevailing visibility is 6 Statute Miles P6SM
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It is the law for the jurisdiction that specifies how an estate is divided if there is no will.
No, that does not mean the court cannot bring it up. Once you have been charged, you have notice of the violation or law suit.
The statute of limitations of a crime is how long a governing body has to file charges for a specific crime. No suspect is needed for the statute of limitations to go into effect. Murder does not have a statute of limitations, and if a person is the known perpetrator, and said person flees the country any and all statutes of limitations will be suspended.
The statute of limitations deals with when a law suit or criminal charges can be brought. Records of previous offenses are not subject to any limitation.
It depends on the units to which you want to convert it. If you want to convert it to feet, knowing that there are 5280 feet per (statute) mile, you get 132,000 feet. (Nautical miles are larger than land (statute) miles, presume you mean statute.
Statute of limitations are tolled under certain circumstances. One of the most common is if the person leaves the jurisdiction of the court, such as moving to another state.
If he is a felon, that would mean he has been convicted of a felony. Once convicted, there is no statute of limitations.