Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey

Press charges

I had someone threating to kill myself and my family. Though I am not sure if this person would ever follow through with such an action. I would like to know the amount of time I have to press charges against him.


Asked on 12/10/06, 3:13 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Jef Henninger, Esq Law Offices of Jef Henninger, Esq.

Re: Press charges

It depends on how the police write it up. Keep in mind that if you let too much time go by, the police may not care. I suggest you just do it now and let the police worry about the time. It will either be 1 year or 5 years.

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Answered on 12/10/06, 6:49 pm


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