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Criminal Statutes of Limitations in Mississippi

How long prosecutors in Mississippi have to file charges for felonies and misdemeanors, and which crimes have no time limit.

Short answer: 'The passage of time shall never bar prosecution' for murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault, aggravated domestic violence, kidnapping, arson, burglary, forgery, counterfeiting, robbery, larceny, rape, embezzlement, obtaining money or property under false pretenses or by fraud… Miss. Code Ann. § 99-1-5

Criminal statutes of limitations'The passage of time shall never bar prosecution' for murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault, aggravated domestic violence, kidnapping, arson, burglary, forgery, counterfeiting, robbery, larceny, rape, embezzlement, obtaining money or property under false pretenses or by fraud, felonious abuse or battery of a child, touching a child for lustful purposes, sexual battery of a child, exploitation of children, felonious abuse of vulnerable persons, listed human trafficking offenses, and certain other listed offenses (§ 99-1-5(1)(a)). Special limits: five years for felonious assistance-program fraud and for bribery, six years for larceny of timber; conspiracy has the same limit as the underlying offense. For any other offense not listed, prosecution must begin 'within two (2) years after the commission thereof' (§ 99-1-5(2)).
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Source: Miss. Code Ann. § 99-1-5

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What is the statute of limitations for crimes in Mississippi?
'The passage of time shall never bar prosecution' for murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault, aggravated domestic violence, kidnapping, arson, burglary, forgery, counterfeiting, robbery, larceny, rape, embezzlement, obtaining money or property under false pretenses or by fraud, felonious abuse or battery of a child, touching a child for lustful purposes, sexual battery of a child, exploitation of children, felonious abuse of vulnerable persons, listed human trafficking offenses, and certain other listed offenses (§ 99-1-5(1)(a)). Special limits: five years for felonious assistance-program fraud and for bribery, six years for larceny of timber; conspiracy has the same limit as the underlying offense. For any other offense not listed, prosecution must begin 'within two (2) years after the commission thereof' (§ 99-1-5(2)).

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