The provisions of the Criminal Law on the statute of limitations for prosecution: According to the provisions of my country's criminal law, the statute of limitations for prosecution is determined according to the severity of the statutory penalties for various crimes: 1; if the statutory maximum penalty is less than five years of fixed-term imprisonment, the statute of limitations for prosecution is five years; 2. The statutory maximum penalty is more than 5 years If the statutory maximum penalty is less than 10 years, the statute of limitations shall be 10 years; 3. If the statutory maximum penalty is fixed-term imprisonment of more than 10 years, the statute of limitations shall be 15 years; 4. If the statutory maximum penalty is life imprisonment or death, the statute of limitations shall be 20 years Year. If it is deemed necessary to prosecute after 20 years, the case can still be prosecuted after submitting it to the Supreme People's Procuratorate for approval.
Legal Basis
Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 87 Crimes that exceed the following time limits will not be prosecuted:
( 1) If the statutory maximum penalty is less than five years of fixed-term imprisonment, the period shall be five years;
(2) If the statutory maximum penalty is between five years and less than 10 years of fixed-term imprisonment, the period shall be 10 years;
(3) If the statutory maximum penalty is fixed-term imprisonment of more than ten years, fifteen years have passed;
(4) If the statutory maximum penalty is life imprisonment or death, twenty years have passed. If it is deemed necessary to prosecute after 20 years, it should be submitted to the Supreme People's Procuratorate for approval.