Legal Question in Criminal Law in South Carolina

Statue of limitations for not apperaring

My finance just told me he had assault on a police officer, revoked liscense, driving with no liscense and other petty offenses. THey are from 2 to 3 years ago. Is there a statue of limitations on things of that matter. He never went to court for them. How would we go about finding out his exact charges and dealing with them now?


Asked on 5/15/03, 8:17 pm

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Robert Johnston Law Offices of Robert J. Johnston

Re: Statue of limitations for not apperaring

I apologize for taking so long to answer. I was out of town on an eight day trial. You can call the court where the charges are/were pending and they can tell you the status. Chances are that his court date came and went. When that happens a person is usually found guilty in their absence. You can also have a lawyer check into it for you. I would advise you to not ignore this. Its possible that there could be a warrant for his arrest for not appearing in court and for not paying the fines. Good luck.

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Answered on 5/20/03, 11:58 am


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