Criminal Statutes of Limitations
North Carolina

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First degree forcible rape Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.21.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973).





Second degree forcible rape Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.22.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973).





Statutory rape of a child by an adult Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.23.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973).





First degree statutory rape Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.24.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973).





Statutory rape of person who is 15 years of age or younger Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.25.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973).





First degree forcible sexual offense Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.26.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973).





Second degree forcible sexual offense Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. §14-27.27.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973).





Statutory sexual offense with a child by an adult Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.28.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973).





First degree statutory sexual offense Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.29.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973). 





Statutory sexual offense with a person who is 15 years of age or younger Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.30.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973). 





Sexual activity by a substitute parent or custodian Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?

No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.31.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973). 





Sexual activity with a student Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.32.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973). 





Sexual battery Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?

This crime is a misdemeanor.

  1. Prosecution against the perpetrator of this crime must commence within ten years after commission of the offense.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-27.33.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-1(b).





Sexual contact or penetration under pretext of medical treatment Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?





Incest Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-178.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973).





Indecent Exposure Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?

The statute of limitations depends on the classification of the crime.

  1. If a felony, no statute of limitations; or
  2. If a misdemeanor, within 2 years after commission of the offense.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.9.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973) and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-1.





First degree sexual exploitation of a minor Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?

No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.16.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973).





Second degree sexual exploitation of a minor Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.17.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973).





Third degree sexual exploitation of a minor Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-190.17A.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973).





Taking indecent liberties with children Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202.1.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973).





Indecent liberties between children Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?

This crime is a misdemeanor.

  1. Prosecution against the perpetrator of this crime must commence within two years after commission of the offense.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202.2.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-1.





Solicitation of child by computer or certain other electronic devices to commit an unlawful sex act Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202.3.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973).





Taking indecent liberties with a student Answer

What is the statute of limitations for this crime?
  1. No statute of limitations for any felony, including this crime.

Statutory citation(s):
  1. Citation for the crime: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-202.4.
  2. Citation for the statute of limitations: State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973).





Are there any exceptions to the statute of limitations laws? Answer
Exceptions
  • None specified.





Anything else I should know? Answer
Anything else I should know?
  • State v. Hardin, 201 S.E.2d 74 (N.C. Ct. App. 1973) (No statute of limitations for any felony).
  • State v. Stanford, 609 S.E.2d 468 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005) (No statute of limitations in North Carolina for the crimes of rape, sex offense, or indecent liberties).
  • State v. Taylor, 713 S.E.2d 82 (N.C. Ct. App. 2011) (No statute of limitations for any felony).
  • Rainey v. Burrell, No. 1:14-cv-176-FDW, 2015 WL 631992 (W.D. N.C. Feb. 13, 2015) (No statute of limitations for any felony).
  • State v. Gates, 781 S.E.2d 883 (N.C. Ct. App. 2016) (No statute of limitations for any felony).
  • State v. Alonzo, No. COA17-1186, 2018 WL 3977546 (N.C. Ct. App. Aug. 21, 2018) (No statute of limitations for any felony).







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