- Statute of limitations apply only to the initial charging of an offense. In other words, a police officer cannot show up at your door and tell you he saw you speeding five years earlier. However, if he issued you a ticket when the offense first occured, and you failed to appear, an active warrant for your arrest will still exist many years later.
- The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld case law regarding the policy that no statute of limitations exists on criminal warrants.
- While technically the courts may penalize you in full according to the law, if the warrant is extremely old, as in over 10 years, legal representation may be able to assist you in having charges dismissed entirely. This depends on what the initial offense was for, so contact an Oregon lawyer for additional information.
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