Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Re: statue of limitations

Warrants are valid forever. Statutes of limitations only apply to the filing of charges. If charges were filed against you before time ran out -- and they almost certainly were -- then the limitations period will not be an issue in your case.

Also, in many instances California law tolls the limitation period when the defendant is out of the state. This means that the clock stops ticking when the defendant leaves and doesn't start again until he comes back. I don't know whether your case would be treated this way; because the charges were probably filed long ago, this rule likely won't be relevant in your case.