Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Statute of Limitations - California

In California, what is the statute of limitations for charging someone with identity theft? A police report was filed early last september. Thank you.


Asked on 8/26/07, 4:02 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Re: Statute of Limitations - California

For a civil suit, probably 2 years from incident. For criminal, longer. Such crimes are committed by scam artists, so a civil suit would probably be a waste of time and money, even if you find the person, since they wouldn't have anything to collect against, or would simply disappear.

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Answered on 8/27/07, 2:39 pm


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