• Stuka@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Maybe I’ve got it wrong, but surely the statute of limitations had long since past?

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      11 months ago

      5 years but you’d still owe the money and likely interest that the money would have made.

      Plus any other independently unlawful acts could be much longer.

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      11 months ago

      So long as the charge is filled and the warrant is renewed, the case stays active.

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        11 months ago

        I’m curious about this statement.

        I wonder how often warrants are required to be “renewed” for one thing… Or how often they’d typically be up for renewal might be a better way to say that.

        I also find it interesting that it seems like this process could completely nullify a statute of limitations.

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          11 months ago

          Warrants are usually good for 5-10 years.

          Statutes of limitations prohibit filing of charges after a certain amount of time, 1-5 years for standard / low-level crimes. The statute of limitations is tolled once a charge is filed with the court. Otherwise, people would just run away and hide until the statute of limitations is over.