Walk It Through: The Old Charge
One year for most misdemeanors, three for a prison felony, and no limit for the gravest.
A misdemeanor complaint arrives two years after the incident.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Three charges. The other sections that set longer periods for particular felonies, and when the time pauses, are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.