Table of Contents Sec. 54-193. Limitation of prosecution for certain offenses. (a) There shall be
no limitation of time within which a person may be prosecuted for a capital felony, a
class A felony or a violation of section 53a-54d or 53a-169. Sec. 54-193a. Limitation of prosecution for offenses involving sexual abuse of
minor. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 54-193, no person may be prosecuted
for any offense involving sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or sexual assault of a minor
except within two years from the date the victim attains the age of majority or within
five years from the date the victim notifies any police officer or state's attorney acting
in his official capacity of the commission of the offense, whichever is earlier, provided
in no event shall such period of time be less than five years after the commission of the
offense.
Sec. 54-193. Limitation of prosecution for certain offenses.
Sec. 54-193a. Limitation of prosecution for offenses involving sexual abuse of minor.
Sec. 54-193b. Limitation of prosecution for sexual assault offenses when DNA evidence
available.
(b) No person may be prosecuted for any offense, except a capital felony, a class
A felony or a violation of section 53a-54d or 53a-169, for which the punishment is or
may be imprisonment in excess of one year, except within five years next after the
offense has been committed. No person may be prosecuted for any other offense, except
a capital felony, a class A felony or a violation of section 53a-54d or 53a-169, except
within one year next after the offense has been committed.
(c) If the person against whom an indictment, information or complaint for any of
said offenses is brought has fled from and resided out of this state during the period so
limited, it may be brought against such person at any time within such period, during
which such person resides in this state, after the commission of the offense.
(d) When any suit, indictment, information or complaint for any crime may be
brought within any other time than is limited by this section, it shall be brought within
such time.
(1949 Rev., S. 8871; P.A. 76-35, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-604, S. 40, 84; P.A. 80-313, S. 53; P.A. 86-197; P.A. 00-87, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 76-35 replaced reference to crimes and misdemeanors, treason, etc. with general reference to offenses,
adding exceptions re capital felonies and class A felonies, deleted specific reference to imprisonment in Somers facility,
substituting applicability based on imprisonment for more than one year, and specified that there is no limitation for
prosecution of capital and class A felonies; P.A. 77-604 made no change; P.A. 80-313 reordered and rephrased provisions,
dividing section into Subsecs; P.A. 86-197 provided that there shall be no time limitation on the prosecution of a person
for a violation of Sec. 53a-54d; P.A. 00-87 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to provide that there shall be no time limitation
on the prosecution of a person for a violation of Sec. 53a-169 and made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality
in Subsec. (c), effective May 26, 2000, and applicable to any offense committed prior to, on or after said date.
Qui tam information amendable, notwithstanding no new information for same cause could be brought. 10 C. 472.
Grand juror's complaint and information of state's attorney part of same proceeding and prevents running of the statute.
49 C. 437. Statute does not run as to conspiracy until last overt act is committed. 126 C. 85. See note to chapter 926. Cited.
150 C. 229. Cited. 163 C. 230, 231. Prosecution within one year for first offender. Id., 234. Public act 76-35 which amended
statute to remove the five-year limitation on prosecutions for capital or class A felonies was not applied retroactively to
crimes committed while five-year limitation was in effect in absence of language clearly necessitating such construction.
189 C. 346−350, 352, 353. Cited. 197 C. 436, 438, 440, 441, 459, 460. Cited. Id., 507, 522. Protection afforded by statute
may be waived; treated as an affirmative defense, not as jurisdictional. 199 C. 631−643. Prosecution for violation of Sec.
53a-54(a) (1) not barred by this section. 201 C. 435, 437−440, 443, 445, 446, 448. Cited. 204 C. 98, 102. Cited. 213 C.
388, 389. Cited. 235 C. 145, 146, 176, 181. Cited. 242 C. 409.
Cited. 28 CA 91, 95, 96. Cited. 34 CA 473, 490. Cited. 41 CA 476, 478, 481−483.
It is not necessary in criminal prosecution to prove the precise day the acts were committed. 4 CS 259. Cited. 6 CS
349; 24 CS 312. After a nolle prosequi has been entered, the statute of limitations continues to run and a prosecution may
be resumed only on a new information and a new arrest. 32 CS 504. Cited. 35 CS 565−567. Issuance of arrest warrant
starts prosecution and tolls statute of limitations. 38 CS 377−379. The prosecution of the defendant began with his arrest.
Once prosecution has commenced within time period allowed by appropriate statute of limitations the prosecutor has broad
discretion as to what crimes to charge in any particular situation. 39 CS 347, 349, 355.
Subsec. (b):
Cited. 202 C. 86−88, 90−92. Cited. Id., 93, 102. Issuance of arrest warrant is sufficient initiation of a prosecution to
toll the statute of limitations if warrant served with due diligence. Id., 443, 445−448, 451, 452. Cited. 204 C. 98−103. Cited.
209 C. 52, 57. Cited. 211 C. 441, 445, 446. Cited. 228 C. 393, 395. Cited. 233 C. 403, 409, 411, 412−415.
Cited. 15 CA 222, 223, 239. Cited. 21 CA 449, 452. Cited. 26 CA 674, 679. Cited. 28 CA 91, 95, 96, 101. Cited. 41
CA 476, 478, 479, 483−486. Cited. 42 CA 790.
Subsec. (c):
Cited. 202 C. 443, 450. Cited. 233 C. 403, 413.
Cited. 35 CA 754, 761.
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(P.A. 90-279, S. 2 P.A. 91-406, S. 14, 29; P.A. 93-340, S. 11, 19.)
History: P.A. 91-406 inserted "after the commission of the offense" after "seven years"; P.A. 93-340 replaced "or seven
years after the commission of the offense, whichever is less" with "or within five years from the date the victim notifies
any police officer or state's attorney acting in his official capacity of the commission of the offense, whichever is earlier",
effective July 1, 1993.
See Sec. 52-577d re statute of limitations in civil action.
Was not intended to be applied retrospectively. 228 C. 393−398, 400, 401. P.A. 93-340, Sec. 11 cited. Id. Cited. 230
C. 472, 483.
Cited. 26 CA 674, 680.
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