STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS: FELONIES
Major felonies (aggravated assault, armed robbery, auto theft, etc.) as well as conspiracy to commit a major felony or soliciting someone to commit a major felony carries a statute of limitations of five years. Other lesser felonies such as cruelty to animals, breaking & entering, etc. carry a statute of limitations of two years.
STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS: MISDEMEANORS
Misdemeanors carry a two-year statute of limitations.
STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS: SUMMARIES
Summary offenses that are subject to a mere thirty days.
EXCEPTIONS: There are a few exceptions that can alter the above-defined statutes. When a suspect is not in the state of Pennsylvania; hold no known residence or place of employment inside the state; or are already being prosecuted for the same crime, the clock on the statute of limitations ceases to run.
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