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legalassistant@wm-attorneys.com 512-369-3737 get directionHow long do the police have to arrest someone for a crime they may have committed? These legal time limits are referred to as “statutes of limitations.” As you may have seen on cold case crime TV shows, murder has no statute of limitations. When DNA technology became readily available, many decades-old unsolved crimes were finally seeing justice because there was no statute of limitations.
Tolling is a process by which a statute of limitations can indeed be extended under certain circumstances. These are the two most common ways the statute of limitation can be extended in Texas:
Case law can also extend the time limit in very specific situations. To read the state laws discussing criminal statutes of limitations, see Ch. 12 of the Texas Code Of Criminal Procedure.
Class A, B, and C misdemeanors in Texas typically have a two-year statute of limitations.
Felonies not listed below have a three-year statute of limitations.
The following are felonies in Texas that have a five-year statute of limitations:
The following are felonies in Texas that have a seven-year statute of limitations:
The following are felonies in Texas that have a ten-year statute of limitations:
The following are felonies in Texas that have a ten-year statute of limitations from the date the victim reaches 18 years of age:
The following are felonies in Texas that have a 20-year statute of limitations. As above, if the victim was a minor (see PC 12.05(5), the 20-year period starts on the victim’s 18th birthday:
The following are felonies in Texas without statutes of limitations:
The following are felonies in Texas that have a 20-year statute of limitations from the date the underage victim reaches 18 years of age:
Do you think the statute of limitations has run out on a crime you’ve been arrested for? David D. White is a top-rated, experienced, knowledgeable Austin criminal defense lawyer. Book a free consultation with the Law Office of David D. White now.
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