19-402. COMMENCEMENT OF PROSECUTIONS FOR FELONIES. A prosecution for any felony other than those specified in section 19-401, Idaho Code, must be commenced by the filing of the complaint or the finding of an indictment within five (5) years after its commission, provided however, a prosecution under sections 18-1506A and 18-1506B, Idaho Code, must be commenced within three (3) years after the date of initial disclosure by the victim to law enforcement.
History:
[19-402, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 5, p. 986; am. 1985, ch. 157, sec. 1, p. 416; am. 1989, ch. 270, sec. 2, p. 659; am. 1990, ch. 210, sec. 3, p. 468; am. 1992, ch. 146, sec. 1, p. 442; am. 2000, ch. 277, sec. 3, p. 900; am. 2001, ch. 142, sec. 2, p. 508; am. 2002, ch. 222, sec. 9, p. 630; am. 2003, ch. 280, sec. 3, p. 757; am. 2006, ch. 39, sec. 2, p. 117; am. 2019, ch. 130, sec. 2, p. 465.]