Criminal Statutes of Limitations in Minnesota

No limit: charges for an offense resulting in the victim's death may be filed at any time after the death; also no limit for kidnapping (§ 609.25), sex trafficking of a victim under 18, and criminal sexual conduct offenses under §§ 609.342 to 609.345 and 609.3458. Arson (§ 609.561): within 10 years. Certain offenses (e.g., listed thefts over $35,000, identity theft with eight or more victims): 5 years; certain others 6 years. 'In all other cases' — felonies and misdemeanors alike — within three years after the offense. Time the defendant is not an inhabitant of or usually resident in Minnesota, time in pretrial diversion, and time while DNA evidence is being analyzed are excluded.