Section 15-3-2
Misdemeanors.
Unless otherwise provided, the prosecution of all misdemeanors before a circuit or district court must be commenced within 12 months after the commission of the offense.
(Code 1852, §404; Code 1867, §3952; Code 1876, §4644; Code 1886, §3711; Code 1896, §5071; Code 1907, §7347; Code 1923, §4931; Code 1940, T. 15, §222.)