Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Massachusetts
statutes
regarding statutes of limitation-if a statute has run out can a judge extend it or change it. this is regarding a
rape statute.
Asked on 5/22/02, 5:25 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall
Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC
Re: statutes
No one, judges included, can change, alter or extend the period of a statute of limitations.
The statute is tolled or "paused" under certain circumstances, however, the most common of which is that the defendant is a fugitive. The time stops running until the defendant is no longer a fugitive.
Answered on 5/22/02, 10:14 am
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