19-403. MISDEMEANORS. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a prosecution for any misdemeanor must be commenced by the filing of the complaint or the finding of an indictment within one (1) year after its commission.
(2) A prosecution for failure to report or failure to cause to be reported the abuse, abandonment, or neglect of a child as provided for in section 16-1605, Idaho Code, must be commenced by the filing of the complaint or the finding of an indictment within four (4) years after its commission.
(3) A prosecution for misuse of funds as provided for in section 18-5702(1), Idaho Code, must be commenced by the filing of the complaint or the finding of an indictment within five (5) years after its commission.
(4) A prosecution for a misdemeanor that was dismissed pursuant to section 19-3509, Idaho Code, must be refiled no later than two (2) years after its dismissal.
History:
[19-403, as added by 1972, ch. 336, sec. 5, p. 986; am. 2007, ch. 124, sec. 1, p. 374; am. 2008, ch. 56, sec. 5, p. 146; am. 2019, ch. 305, sec. 5, p. 911.]
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