§ 843. Statute of limitations
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 44. MilitiaEffective: October 1, 2019
Effective: October 1, 2019
44 Okl.St.Ann. § 843
§ 843. Statute of limitations
ARTICLE 43. Statute of limitations.
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person charged with a military offense is not liable to be tried by court-martial if the offense was committed more than three (3) years before the receipt of sworn charges and specifications by an officer exercising summary court-martial jurisdiction over the command.
D. Periods in which the accused was absent from territory in which the State of Oklahoma has the authority to apprehend him or her, or in the custody of civil authorities, or on active duty within the meaning of Title 10 of the United States Code,1 or in the hands of the enemy, shall be excluded in computing the periods of limitation prescribed in this section.
3. Committed in connection with the negotiation, procurement, award, performance, payment, interim financing, cancellation, or other termination or settlement, of any contract, subcontract, or purchase order which is connected with or related to the prosecution of the war, or with any disposition of termination inventory by any war contractor or government agency,
is suspended until three (3) years after the termination of hostilities as proclaimed by the President of the United States or by a joint resolution of Congress.
G. A person charged with fraudulent enlistment or fraudulent appointment under Section 904A of this title (Article 104A) may be tried by court-martial if the sworn charges and specifications are received by an officer exercising summary court-martial jurisdiction with respect to that person, as follows:
H. If deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing implicates an identified person in the commission of an offense punishable by confinement for more than one (1) year, no statute of limitations that would otherwise preclude prosecution of the offense shall preclude such prosecution until a period of time following the implication of the person by DNA testing has elapsed that is equal to the otherwise applicable limitation period.
Credits
Laws 2019, c. 408, § 50, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
Footnotes
10 U.S.C.A. § 101 et seq.
44 Okl. St. Ann. § 843, OK ST T. 44 § 843
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 316 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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