Q: What time frame does the Larimer County Humane Society have to issue a citation after the original report was made?
A report was filed 20 days ago, and I just got a citation. Can Larimer Human take their time issuing a citation. They stated there was no time frame. So anyone could receive a citation any period of time after a report without knowing?
A:
There is no time frame to issue a citation, but there are statutes of limitations on crimes. Generally, those are very, very long and as long as you are served with a citation within that time frame, the state or county or municipality is within the statute of limitations. Once you are served, speedy trial rights start accruing. Speedy trial rights are the right to a speedy trial and the right to be brought within the speedy trial
Timeframe (depends on the charges). Eventually, you would have to know about the citation (I.e., be served with it) before any criminal prosecution could take place.
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A: LHS and Captain Bill Porter do whatever they want to do. As a nonprofit they claim to be exempt from public records laws and have admitted to one of my clients they have no standard operating procedures. That being said, they would have to serve a summons and complaint within the statute of limitations which is typically one year. If you think you are being railroaded, I'd recommend scheduling a consultation with an attorney who has dealt with LHS before. I've had several cases, including an appeal of an illegal destruction order of a dog. We won that appeal.
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