Statue of limitations regarding police investigation

[Biomajorlel]

Can a police officer obtain a warrant or conduct an investigation for a misdemeanor that occurred six years ago and the statue of limitation has been up for four years now?

 

[Zigner]

Can a police officer obtain a warrant or conduct an investigation for a misdemeanor that occurred six years ago and the statue of limitation has been up for four years now?

What US state?

 

[Biomajorlel]

New York

 

[Zigner]

If you are being investigated for a crime then you should speak (only) to an attorney who has established an attorney/client relationship with you.

 

[Biomajorlel]

Why did you ask me for which us state if you were just going to give me a non specific answer?

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

According to https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/30.10

(c) A prosecution for a misdemeanor must be commenced within two years after the commission thereof;

But there are exceptions.

 

[Biomajorlel]

Yes this misdemeanor falls within the two year statue of limitation. Does that mean no investigation can be conducted?

 

[Zigner]

Why did you ask me for which us state if you were just going to give me a non specific answer?

Because things might be different if you were not in the US.
You need to speak to an attorney about the matter and you need to NOT speak to anyone else about the matter.

 

[Zigner]

Yes this misdemeanor falls within the two year statue of limitation. Does that mean no investigation can be conducted?

It depends - you ought to ask the attorney that you establish an attorney/client relationship with. That attorney can look at all the facts to see if your matter has some sort of exception that is revealed once all the facts are known.

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

You wrote elsewhere.

Is it considered impersonation if I used a different date of birth, arbitrary profile picture, and only used the individuals first name and only half of his last name?

If the impersonation has been ongoing the crime, if there is one, is still or was still going on.

 

[Zigner]

And, just to educate you a little: It is the statute of limitations, not the statue of limitations. A statute is a law. A statue is a piece of art that is created.

 

[Zigner]

It is no longer going on. The actions stop six years ago

And there you go - admitting to a crime on the internet. You simply don't listen, do you?

 

[Taxing Matters]

Can a police officer obtain a warrant or conduct an investigation for a misdemeanor that occurred six years ago and the statue of limitation has been up for four years now?

The police officer could not get a warrant. But the officer could waste his/her time doing an investigation that does not require anything from the court. But since prosecution for a crime that is past the statute of limitations (SOL) would would be impossible no sane cop would bother.

Just understand one key thing: the SOL generally stops running while the suspect is outside the state. So if a suspect leaves the state before the SOL is up, the police and prosecutors could pursue that for as long as they want until the suspect returns to that state.

 

[quincy]

Yes this misdemeanor falls within the two year statue of limitation. Does that mean no investigation can be conducted?

Have you been in New York the whole time since the time of the offense? Were charges ever filed against you?

 

[Biomajorlel]

I’m asking on behalf of another individual. Yes he has been in the New York since the time of the offense and charges were never filed