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  1. #1
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    Default Statute of limitations for prosecuting?

    I got caught stealing in California on June 27th 2005, received a ticket and went to court on the date specified on the ticket which was August 8th 2005. When I got there they said I wasn't on the docket and needed to call the D.A.'s office. Once I did that the D.A. told me I'd receive a letter in the mail when they were ready to prosecute my case. It's now been 3 months and I still haven't heard anything from them. Is there a statute of limitations on prosecuting a shoplifter?

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    Default Statute of Limitations - California Misdemeanor

    Most California misdemeanors are subject to a one year statute of limitations, which stops running when a complaint is filed charging the misdemeanor offense.

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    Default shoplifting

    My question was the same as yours. Here's what I was told as far as the statue of limitations. If you were charged already and many years have gone by and you never appeared in court to clear it up, then it will always be open to prosecution. What happened with me was I was caught shoplifting in 1990, that's 16 years ago. I was taken to the police station and fingerprinted and given a court date and released. I never showed up in at court and a bench warrant was issued. Many years later I was pulled over for a speeding ticket and run. The warrant did not appear. A few years later, I asked my friend who is a police officer to run me to see if I had a warrant. She did and said there wasn't one. However recently it came to my attention that there was an outstanding warrant. Apparently, it just never got entered into the system. I went to court and that cleared up the warrant, but not the charge. I pleaded not guilty and have to go to court in two weeks. So my questionof course was, isn't there a statue of limitation on this? I was told that because I was already "Charged" with the offense, then. If I hadn't been charged and then many years later someone came forth and said, we know it was you, we found you, blah blah, blah and now we're going to charge you - then they couldn't. If anyone knows any differently please let me know, as I have 2 weeks to prepare. Thank you - Carde

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