Walk It Through: The Old Charge
One year for most misdemeanors, none where the statute says, and the listed periods.
A misdemeanor charge is filed more than 1 year after the offense.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
Three misdemeanor charges. Felonies, the many other particular periods in the section, and when the period stops running are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Gross misconductA deliberate and willful disregard of standards the employer rightfully expects, or repeated violations showing a regular and wanton disregard of obligations. A discharge for it disqualifies until earning at least 25 times the weekly benefit amount.
- Misdemeanor limitationExcept as the section and the provisions it lists provide, a prosecution for a misdemeanor is instituted within 1 year after the offense was committed.