Walk It Through: The Old Charge
One year for a misdemeanor, five for petit larceny, and the listed offenses with their own.
A misdemeanor charge is filed more than one year after the incident.
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.
- Class 1 misdemeanorThe highest misdemeanor class, punishable by up to twelve months in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, or both.
- Misdemeanor limitationA prosecution for a misdemeanor, or for any fine, forfeiture or penalty, is commenced within one year after there was cause for it, except that a prosecution for petit larceny may be commenced within five years.
- Petit larcenyLarceny of goods under $1,000, or under $5 from the person, a Class 1 misdemeanor. Concealing a store's merchandise intending to take it without paying is petit larceny under $1,000.