Statutes of Limitations

If, by your committing perjury, tampering with evidence, or tampering/altering a government document, you changed the outcome of the legal proceeding and caused a 'gross miscarriage of justice' (i.e.- caused a guilty party to be acquited, or an innocent party to be convicted) there are no statutory limitations on your culpability.

Varies by state.

2 years for misdemanor from date of crime.

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For most cases of fraud it is 4 years from the time that the crime is discovered.

In some instances, (parallel entity fraud, concealment of assets, etc.) the fraud might be considered a continuing offense, and thus there may be no statute of limitations (especially in cases of corporate bankruptcy).

The federal statute of limitations in most cases of bankruptcy fraud is 5 years from either the discharge or denial of the bankruptcy proceedings.

In the US, in many states, the answer is that the SOL is 2 years from the date the client knows or reasonably should have known that the lawyer committed malpractice. This is different from the usual 2 year statute of limitations as in a car accident where the SOL begins to run from the date of the event. With legal and medical malpractice sometimes the effects of the malpractice are not felt or discovered until more than 2 years from the date the malpractice occurred. It would be unfair to persons if in a situation like that, the 2 year period begins to run from the date the malpractice took place. Think about buying a house and the lawyer makes a mistake in reviewing the title. It could take years before a mistatke like that becomes known. So as soon as it is known or as soon as the person reasonably should have known that the lawyer made the mistake, the usual 2 year statute begins ticking.

The usual procedure is for the prosecuting attorney's office to file charges against the alledged perpetrator(s) of the crime and then a warrant to be issued for his or her arrest. That being the case, charges can be filed but the person charged will not be immediately taken into custody. The named person however, will eventually be arrested, booked and arraigned. There are no SOL's when a warrant has been issued and SOL's only apply to the length of time when the crime is committed to the time charges can be filed. Depending upon the state or federal laws pertaining to the crime committed an SOL may not be applicable.

Apparently there is a statute of limitations of a mortgage in Maryland of 9 years after the last payment was due.

When a person has a felony, what are their limits? Whae can they do and not do? Can they buy a house? Get a high paying job?

Yes, if you have not made any payments on that debt then the statue of limitation ("SOL") starts at origination of the debt. If however you did make a payment then the SOL is reset to the date of last payment.

Connecticut has numerous levels depending on the severity of the robbery. If the charges could result in 1 or more years in prison, it is set at 5 years. For a Class A felony, there is no limitation.

Felonies Homicide, violent sexual assault, misuse of public money, falsifying public records: none; other felonies: 7 yrs. Acts During Which Statute Does Not Run Absent from state or no reasonably ascertainable residence in state; identity not known See link below:

I am almost positive it's six years.

Statute of limitation for commercial documents is six years from the time the debt arose. This period may be restarted if the cause of action is confirmed by either a written acknowledgement of the cause of action or by partial payment.

You can also check out the PEI Statue of Limitations law.. a good Google search will do it.

A statute of limitations is to avoid being charged with a crime years after it occurred. A ticket has already been issued in Colorado, so there is no need for a limit. The issuing jurisdiction can collect on the ticket at any point. It was common to have a forgiveness of the fine on a regular basis, but with the economy the way it is, they are seldom offered.

What is the the statue of limitation for fraud and forgery in the state of virginia?

Written contracts do not have a statute of limitations. The contract itself will specify the length of the agreement. To bring suit on a written agreement as a limit of five years in Arkansas.

One commenter answered with the following...

"There is no limitation. You owe what you owe."

That is absolutely true. Being the responsible person that I am, I take things very seriously and provide for the inevitable accident by having appropriate insurance to cover most everything.

I have, since asking the question, found out that it is usually 4 years from the date of the accident or loss. The main question was not worded well and it was to find out how long an insurance company could take before they ran out of time to get the issue closed or taken to court.

The issue involved a person who was actually insured, but his policy did not cover the accident in question leaving him vulnerable and responsible for paying out of pocket for the loss to the subrogation unit of the insurance company of the other party.

In California it varies depending on what the specific charges are and who the victim is. Murder and other offenses that are punishable by death or life in prison, have no statute of limitations. If the felony can result in over 8 year in prison it is set at 6 years. Less that that they are set at 3 years. Misdemeanors will be set at 1 year unless a minor is involved which makes it 3 years.

No debt over seven years old, from the date of last payment, is collectable. In the event a judgment has been granted to the creditor, no debt over ten years old, from the date of last payment, is collectable. This is of course by involuntary means, and is regulated by Federal Law.

I believe you have a year after you file for the other party to respond.

the following site gives specific info http://www.car-accident-advice.com/statute-of-limitations.HTML it's 1 yr for personal injury and 3 yrs for property damage

Since some (many) jurisdictions don't operate a 24 hour court system - until the next regularly scheduled session of court - usually no longer than 48 hours.

The standard limit is 5 years for debts in Arkansas, only 3 years for Oral agreements or Open Accounts like credit cards. This is from the last communications by the debtor. They can file claim at any point during this time.