Law Office of James D. Owen, LLC

For most crimes committed in Ohio or any other state for that matter, there are time limits for how long prosecutors have to press charges. These time limits are often referred to as the statute of limitations. Statutes of limitations are common in both civil and criminal proceedings. For example, an individual might have two years to bring a lawsuit against another person for injuries suffered in a car accident. However, the actual statute of limitations for a particular crime varies greatly from state to state and depending on the severity of the crime and the age of who committed it. In Ohio, the most common criminal statutes of limitations…