DUI charges--time limit?

[josh]

What is the name of your state? Washington

I was arrested on November 11th 2005 for a DUI and a supposed felony elude, (which is an entirely different topic at question) On my ticket that I received, I was ordered to come to court on December 11th in Astoria, OR--5 1/2 hours from where I live. I made the drive and, once there, was told that there was no file on me and I had not been entered into the computers---pretty much that I didn't exist to them, or to the District Attorney, and I was sent away to drive another 5 1/2 hours back home.
Earlier this month ( 4 months after my arrest) I received a phone call from the Clatsop county court, at my workplace, asking for my current phone number and address, and nothing more. Due to them calling my workplace, I have recently been fired from my job for the pending charges that I have not even been convicted of.
My questiion is.... is there some sort of time frame, from the date of arrest, that convictions must take place? As I still have absolutely NO idea what is happening in this case, and have received NO word on anything about arraignment.What is the name of your state?

[racer72]

The state of Oregon allows 2 years from the date of offense for charges to be filed. From that point it could take a couple more years till a hearing takes place. You may want to consider retaining a local Oregon attorney to represent you, it could save a lot of time driving. The way the price of gas is climbing, it could actually save you money.

[Rendez.vous]

yea that would seem like the best way to go about this situation