Questions tagged [statute-of-limitations]

I don't understand: why artificially create a set of deadlines before which one crime or another can be brought to the conviction stage? Why not be able to investigate and prosecute for an indefinite period of time after a crime has been committed?…

This is somewhat of a follow up to another post I made recently. If someone is building on a site newly purchased, and hires contractors / gets permits when required, and then three years later the city has a change of leadership, how long does the…

For example, say someone suffers an injury that produces a neurological condition years later. Can the statute of limitations be extended basically indefinitely, up to the point the condition occurs? Say someone breaches a contract and remains in…