Criminal Statutes of Limitations in Ohio

No time limit for aggravated murder or murder (and conspiracy, attempt, or complicity to commit them). Otherwise: felony, six years; misdemeanor other than a minor misdemeanor, two years; minor misdemeanor, six months. Rape and sexual battery (and conspiracy, attempt, or complicity): twenty-five years; a DNA match allows prosecution within five years after the match in the circumstances the statute describes. Other listed serious offenses (including certain assault, kidnapping-related and sex offenses): twenty years. Fraud or breach of fiduciary duty: an additional one year after discovery once the normal period has expired. The period does not run while the corpus delicti remains undiscovered or while the accused purposely avoids prosecution (leaving the state or concealing identity or whereabouts is prima facie evidence of that purpose). For certain child abuse or neglect offenses, the period does not begin until the child reaches the age of majority or a qualifying agency or officer is notified.