Section 15-3-1
Felonies generally.
Except as otherwise provided by law, the prosecution of all felonies, except those specified in Section 15-3-3, Section 15-3-5, or any other felony that has a specified limitations period, shall be commenced within five years after the commission of the offense.
(Code 1852, §403; Code 1867, §3951; Code 1876, §4643; Code 1886, §3710; Code 1896, §5070; Code 1907, §7346; Code 1923, §4930; Code 1940, T. 15, §221; Act 2014-348, p. 1293, §1.)