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What is the expiration date to press assault charges
Assault & Battery sexual assault
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mightymoose
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In most jurisdictions one year unless it is a felony offense then it can be three or more. If a report of the incident was not made right away the case may be too weak to do much with later due to lack of evidence. You may make the report to police, but your District Attorney is the one who decides whether to file charges and prosecute.
If the incident just happened then you can make the report to police and inform them you don't want to prosecute at this time. You can always change your mind within that one year.
If the incident just happened then you can make the report to police and inform them you don't want to prosecute at this time. You can always change your mind within that one year.
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army judge
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The statute of limitations depends on many things.
It also depends on where the alleged assault occurred.
If the alleged victim was a child at the time of the alleged assault, that changes things.
Minor victims of sexual abuse are a special case.
A victim's minor status will be considered a legal disability, and pursuant to Minnesota case law, it appears that unless there is some additional disability which would make the victim incapable of recognizing that he or she had been abused, a victim who was a minor at the time of the subject abuse should commence suit before reaching the age of 24.
Another legal disability in Minnesota that lengthens the SOL is if they were mentally incapacitated.
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