Salt Lake City, UT asked in Criminal Law for Utah

Q: If a burglary crime commited and the cops came and got your dna within a year but havent pressed charges after 3 year

If a burglary crime commited and the cops came and got your dna within a year but havent pressed charges after 3 years?

Can they still charge you for the crime even though the 3 years of statue of limitations is past?

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A: The question is not clear. I would need many more details to answer the question. The statute of limitations on most felonies is four years, but may felonies have longer statutes, and some felonies have no statute of limitation.

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