If you have been arrested, there is no statute of limitations. You can't run, you have to deal with it.
It's a dual procedure offense. If they're prosecuting as a summary offense, then the statute is 6 months. If they're proceeding with an indictment, then there is no limitation, they can wait years before bringing charges. In other words, there is effectively no statute for a DUI charge.
Generally, the prosecution of an offense must be commenced within two years of its commission. However, for most felonies, the statute of limitations is five years. For summary traffic offenses, it is thirty days, and for murder, no limitation applies. And as in many areas of the law, some exceptions apply to the general rule as stated above.
There's no limitation. In Canada, summary offences (ie. petty crime) have to have charges laid within six months, but for everything else there is no limit... So don't tell anyone about your robbery thinking that it's too late for them to charge you!
The statute of limitation for theft depends on the value of the items stolen. If the stolen goods cost less than $6,000 a thief cannot be prosecuted after six months.
With just a very few exceptions, misdemeanor crimes must occur in an officers presence for an immediate 'summary' arrest. However, if the case is reported 'after-the-fact' and requires investigation, it can take as much time as the investigation requires. The state's statute of limitations would then come into play. You would have to determine your state's statute of limitations for charging misdemeanor offenses to know the answer
Summary: The following sets forth the applicable crimes and the time period within which a prosecution must commence thereafter. Felonies: N/A (this means, a felony may be prosecuted at ANY time) Misdemeanors: Malicious misdemeanor: N/A; All others: 2 years
Unlike the U.S. Canada does not have a statute of Limitations on most criminal charges other than some very minor offenses. Time limitations do not apply where an accused has fled, been out of the jurisdiction, is hiding in the jurisdiction, or has prevented the victim from complaining to the police. So the clock does not tick for people who have forfeited the right to time limitations. That being said, minor offenses often reach a point in time when allegations are so old that it is fundamentally wrong to allow charges to be laid, even if the allegations may be true. Most Canadian law firms offer a free half hour consultation, and therefore I would suggest the questioner take advantage of this before returning across the border.
It means it's classified as a summary offense.
Committing perjury is an indictable offense rather than a summary offense. A person who commits perjury is always in the position to be indicted when involved in a court case.
Yes
call police and charge them