29B.44 - STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
29B.44 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
A person charged with desertion or absence without leave in time
of war, or with aiding the enemy or with mutiny may be tried and
punished at any time without limitation.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person charged
with desertion in time of peace or with the offense punishable under
section 29B.112 is not liable to be tried by court-martial if the
offense was committed more than three years before the receipt of
sworn charges and specifications by an officer exercising summary
court-martial jurisdiction over the command.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person charged
with any offense is not liable to be tried by court-martial or
punished under section 29B.14 if the offense was committed more than
two years before the receipt of sworn charges and specifications by
an officer exercising summary court-martial jurisdiction over the
command or before the imposition of punishment under section 29B.14.
Periods in which the accused was absent from territory in which
the state has the authority to apprehend the accused, or in the
custody of civil authorities, or in the hands of the enemy, shall be
excluded in computing the period of limitation prescribed in this
section. Section History: Early Form
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 29B.44]
Referred to in § 29B.2