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States Felony Statute of Limitations For State Crimes

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Felony Statute of Limitations For General State Crimes

Below is a listing of the state felony crimes and the statute of limitations for those crimes. While this list is updated regularly, often-times state laws and federal sentencing laws get modified, repealed, amended or changed by legislation. Please locate a lawyer who is qualified to represent you in your criminal legal matter.

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PERIOD OF LIMITATION FOR STATE CRIMES
STATE FELONY STATUTE OF LIMITATION
STATE	ALL FELONY CRIME(S)
ALABAMA	Time: 3 Years Code: Alabama Code §15-3-1 Exceptions: ANY TIME: (a) capital offense; (b) felony involving: Arson; Forgery; Drug Trafficking; Death or Serious Injury. Use, Attempted use, or Threaten to use violence; or Counterfeiting; or (c) sex offense with victim under 16 [Alabama Code §15-3-5]
ALASKA	Time: 5 Years Code: Alaska Statute §12.10.010 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME:: Murder; Class A, B, or unclassified felony sexual assault; Felony sexual abuse of minor; Various sexual offenses with a minor victim; (b) 10 Years: 1st degree indecent exposure; Manslaughter
ARIZONA	Time: 7 Years Code: Arizona Revised Statute §13-107 Exceptions: ANY TIME Attempted commission or commission of: homicide; class 2 felony sex offense or sexual exploitation of children; violent sexual assault; misuse of public money; felony falsification of public records
ARKANSAS	Time:(a) 6 Years: Class Y, A (b) 3 Years: Class B, C, D, or unclassified Code: Arkansas Code §5-1-109 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Murder
CALIFORNIA	Time: 3 Years Code:California Penal Code §801 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; or embezzlement of public money (b) 6 years: felony punishable by imprisonment for 8 years or more [California Penal Code §799, §800]
COLORADO	Time: 3 Years Code: Colorado Revised Statutes §16-5-401 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Committing, attempting, conspiring to commit, or soliciting commit - murder, treason, kidnapping, forgery, or sex offenses against a child
CONNECTICUT	Time: 5 Years Code: Connecticut General Statutes §54-193 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Capital or class A felony; arson-murder; or 1st degree escape
DELAWARE	Time: 5 Years Code: Delaware Code Title 11 §205 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Commit or attempt to commit murder, class A felony, or a sexual offense
FLORIDA	Time: 3 Years Code: Florida Statutes §775.15 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Capital or life felony, felony resulting in death, or perjury in a capital case; (b) 10 Years: felony from use of destructive device resulting in injury; (c) 4 Years: 1st degree felony
GEORGIA	Time: 4 Years Code: Georgia Code §17-3-1 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Murder; (b) 15 Years: Rape; (c) 7 Years: Other crimes punishable by death or life imprisonment; or felonies with victims under the age of 14
HAWAII	Time: 3 Years Code: Hawaii Revised Statutes §701-108 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Commit, attempt, conspire to commit, or solicit murder; (b) 10 Years: Vehicular Manslaughter; (c) 6 Years: Class A felony
IDAHO	Time: 5 Years Code: Idaho Code §19-402 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, sexual abuse of a child, or terrorism [Idaho Code §19-401]
ILLINOIS	Time: 3 Years Code: Illinois Comp. Statutes Chapter 720 §5/3-5 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Homicide, attempted murder, treason, arson, or forgery
INDIANA	Time: 5 Years Code: Indiana Code §35-41-4-2 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Murder or a Class A felony
IOWA	Time: 3 Years Code: Iowa Code §802.3 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Murder; (b) 10 Years: Sexual Abuse [Iowa Code §§802.1, 802.2, 802.3]
KANSAS	Time: 5 Years Code: Kansas Statutes §21-3106 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Murder or Terrorism
KENTUCKY	Time: ANY TIME Code: Kentucky Revised Statute §500.050 Exceptions: NONE
LOUISIANA	Time: 4 Years Code: Louisiana Code Criminal P Article 572 Exceptions: ANY TIME: crime punishable by death or life imprisonment; (b) 10 Years: Various sex crimes against minors; (c) 6 years: felony punishable at hard labor [Louisiana Code Criminal P Article(s) 571, 571.1, 572] 571.1. 572.)
MAINE	Time: (a) 6 Years: Class A, B, or C crime; (b) 3 Years: Class C or D crime Code: Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A §8 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Murder, 1st or 2nd degree homicide, or various sexual offenses against a minor
MARYLAND	Time: 3 Years Code: Maryland Courts & Judicial Process §5-601 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Subject to occasional individual statutory exceptions
MASSACHUSETTS	Time: 6 Years Code: Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 277 §63 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Murder (b) 15 Years: commit or conspire to commit rape or assault with intent to rape or murder; (c) 10 Years: commit or conspire to commit robbery or assault with intent to rob
MICHIGAN	Time: 6 Years Code: Michigan Comp. Laws §767.24 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Murder, terrorism, or 1st degree sexual conduct; (b) 10 Years: kidnapping, extortion, conspiracy or assault with intent to murder
MINNESOTA	Time: 3 Years Code: Minnesota Statutes §628.26 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Crime resulting in death, kidnapping; (b) 6 Years: bribery or Medicaid fraud; (c) 5 years: arson, riot, theft offenses involving more than $35,000, or environmental false statement offenses
MISSISSIPPI	Time: 2 Years Code: Mississippi Code §99-1-5 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Murder, rape, kidnapping, arson, manslaughter, burglary, aggravated assault, forgery, counterfeiting, robbery, larceny, fraud, embezzlement, or various sexual offenses against minors
MISSOURI	Time: 3 Years Code: Missouri Ann. Statutes §556.036 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Murder, rape or a Class A felony
MONTANA	Time: 5 Years Code: Montana Code §45-1-205 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Homicide (b) 10 Years: Sexual assault
NEBRASKA	Time: 3 Years Code: Nebraska Revised Statutes §29-110 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Treason, murder, arson, forgery or various sexual offenses
NEVADA	Time: 3 Years Code: Nevada Revised Statutes §171.085 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Murder (b) 4 years: theft, arson, robbery, burglary, sexual assault, or forgery [Nevada Revised Statutes Ann. §§171. 080, 171.085]
NEW HAMPSHIRE	Time: 6 Years Code: New Hampshire Revised Statutes §625:8 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Murder
NEW JERSEY	Time: 5 Years Code: New Jersey Statutes §2C:1-6 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Murder, manslaughter, sexual assault (b) 10 years: environment offenses; (c) 7 years: bribery or certain other offenses involving misconduct in office
NEW MEXICO	Time: 5 Years Code: New Mexico Statutes §30-1-8 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Capital or 1st degree felony (b) 6 Years: 2nd B felony; (c) 5 Years: 3rd or 4th B felony
NEW YORK	Time: Years Code: New York Criminal Law §30.10 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Class A felony or 1st degree rape, sexual criminal act, or sexual conduct against a child
NORTH CAROLINA	Time: ANY TIME Code: North Carolina General Statute §15-1 Exceptions: NONE
NORTH DAKOTA	Time: 3 Years Code: North Dakota Central Code §29-0-02 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Murder
OHIO	Time: 6 Years Code: Ohio Revised Code §2901.13 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Murder; (b) 20 years: commit, attempt, or aid and abet kidnapping, robbery, riot, manslaughter, sexual assault, burglary, or arson
OKLAHOMA	Time: 3 Years Code: Okahoma Statutes Title 22 §152 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Murder; (b) 12 Years: rape, sodomy, or certain other sexual offenses
OREGON	Time: 3 Years Code: Oregon Revised Statute §131.125 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Commit, attempt, conspire to commit, or solicit murder; (b) 6 years: arson or various sexual offenses against minors
PENNSYLVANIA	Time: 2 Years Code: Pennsylvania Statute Title 42 §5552 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Commit, conspire to commit, or solicit murder; or manslaughter; (b) 12 Years: Major sex offenses; (c) 5 Years: Commit, conspire to commit or solicit, assault, arson, terroristic threats, arson, robbery, kidnapping, burglary, forgery, theft, perjury, fraud, gambling, drug trafficking, racketeering, or obstruction of justice [Pennsylvania Statute Title 42 §§5551, 5552]
RHODE ISLAND	Time: 3 Years Code: Rhode Island General Laws §12-12-17 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Treason, homicide, arson, burglary, counterfeiting, forgery, robbery, rape, assault, drug trafficking, or any other felony punishable by life imprisonment; (b) 10 Years: Larceny, bribery, racketeering, perjury, or extortion
SOUTH CAROLINA	Time: ANY TIME Code: § Exceptions:NONE
SOUTH DAKOTA	Time: 7 Years Code: South Dakota Cod. Laws §23A-42-2 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Class A, B, or C felonies
TENNESSEE	Time: 2 Years Code: Tennessee Code §40-2-101 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Crime punishable by death or life imprisonment (b) 15 years: Class A felony; (c) 8 years: Class B felony; (d) 4 years: Class C or D felony; (e) 2 years: Class E felony
TEXAS	Time: 3 Years Code: Texas Code Criminal P. Article 12.01 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Murder or manslaughter; (b) 10 years: forgery, embezzlement, various sexual offenses against minors; (c) 7 years: bank fraud or tax fraud; (d) 5 years: theft or arson
UTAH	Time: 4 Years Code: Utah Code §76-1-302 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Capital felony, murder, or manslaughter
VERMONT	Time: 3 Years Code: Vermont Statutes Title 13 §4501 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Rape, murder, arson (causing death), or kidnapping; (b) 11 years: arson; (c) 6 years: certain sexual offenses, grand larceny, robbery, burglary, embezzlement, forgery, bribery, false claims, fraud, or felony tax offenses
VIRGINIA	Time: ANY TIME Code: Virginia Code §19.2-8 Exceptions: NONE
WASHINGTON	Time: 3 Years Code: Washington Revised Code §9A.04.080 Exceptions: (a) ANY TIME: Homicide; (b) 10 Years: Arson, rape, or certain offenses involving misconduct in office; (c) 7 Years: Certain sexual offenses against minors; (d) 6 years: Racketeering; (e) 5 Years: Medicaid or tax fraud
WEST VIRGINIA	Time: ANY TIME Code: West Virginia Code §61-11-9 Exceptions: NONE
WISCONSIN	Time: 6 Years Code: Wisconsin Statutes §939.74 Exceptions: ANY TIME: Homicide
WYOMING	Time: ANY TIME Code: Exceptions: NONE

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