2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 15 - Criminal Procedure.
§ 15-1. Statute of limitations for misdemeanors.
Chapter 15.
Criminal Procedure.
Article 1.
General Provisions.
§ 15‑1. Statute of limitations for misdemeanors.
The crimes of deceit and malicious mischief, and the crime of petit larceny where the value of the property does not exceed five dollars ($5.00), and all misdemeanors except malicious misdemeanors, shall be presented or found by the grand jury within two years after the commission of the same, and not afterwards: Provided, that if any indictment found within that time shall be defective, so that no judgment can be given thereon, another prosecution may be instituted for the same offense, within one year after the first shall have been abandoned by the State. (1826, c. 11; R.C., c. 35, s. 8; Code, s. 1177; Rev., s. 3147; 1907, c. 408; C.S., s. 4512; 1943, c. 543.)
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