The statute of limitations for commencing a criminal prosecution does not apply to juvenile proceedings, a Carbon County judge has ruled in what he said was the first opinion on the issue in 40 years.
In a Jan. 15 consolidated ruling in In the Interest of J.J.H. and In the Interest of C.R.S., the Carbon County Court of Common Pleas held that delinquency proceedings against two 20-year-olds can move forward, despite the fact that they were 17 at the time of the alleged conduct and the statute of limitations for the charged crime is two years.
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