§ 5708. Statute of limitations
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 51 Pa.C.S.A. Military AffairsEffective: October 24, 2013
Effective: October 24, 2013
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 5708
§ 5708. Statute of limitations
(a) Two-year limitation.--Except as otherwise provided in this part, a person subject to this part charged with any offense shall not be liable to be tried by court-martial or punished under section 5301 (relating to commanding officer's nonjudicial punishment) if the offense was committed more than two years before the receipt of sworn charges and specifications by an officer exercising court-martial jurisdiction over the command or before the imposition of nonjudicial punishment under section 5301.
(iii) 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.
(c) Subsequent action not barred.--If charges or specifications are dismissed before trial as defective or insufficient for any cause and the period prescribed by the applicable statute of limitations has expired or will expire within 180 days after the date of dismissal, trial and punishment under new charges and specifications are not barred by the statute of limitations if the new charges and specifications:
Credits
2012, Oct. 24, P.L. 1506, No. 192, § 2, effective in one year [Oct. 24, 2013].
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 5708, PA ST 51 Pa.C.S.A. § 5708
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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