Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Non-violent felony arrest warrants

Is there a statute of limitations on non-violent arrest warrants?


Asked on 3/02/05, 9:18 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

Re: Non-violent felony arrest warrants

Statutes of limitation have nothing to do with arrest warrants. They simply set the deadline for the prosecutor to file charges in a given case. If charges were filed before the statute ran out, the person named in the warrant can still be prosecuted even if it takes the police decades to find him.

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Answered on 3/02/05, 9:37 pm


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