1. If the statutory maximum penalty is less than five years, no prosecution shall be allowed after five years;
2. If the statutory maximum penalty is more than five years, five years No prosecution will be allowed after the year.
2. If the statutory maximum penalty is not less than five years in prison and not more than ten years in prison, prosecution will not be pursued after ten years;
3. If the statutory maximum penalty is not less than ten years in prison , no prosecution will be pursued after fifteen years;
4. If the statutory maximum penalty is life imprisonment or death, no prosecution will be pursued after twenty years.
Materials required for criminal complaint cases:
1. One original and one copy of the complaint.
2. The identity certificate of the complainant (including the identity certificate of the defendant, the victim, the private prosecutor, the original cause of the incidental civil action, the defendant and his legal representative, and close relatives).
3. If there is an entrusted agent, the entrusted agent shall submit a copy of the identity document, a power of attorney, a clear certificate and a letter from the law firm or the trustee accepting the entrustment.
4. Original copies of the first and second instance judgments.
5. Other important materials.
In summary: The statute of limitations of criminal law refers to the effectiveness of criminal law for judicial organs to pursue criminal liability of criminals. If the crime has passed the statutory statute of limitations, the offender will no longer be held criminally responsible. If the case has been investigated, the case should be dismissed, or the case should not be investigated, or the case should be acquitted.
Legal basis:
"Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 87
Whoever commits a crime beyond the following period shall no longer be Pursuing criminal liability:
(1) If the statutory maximum penalty is less than five years in prison, the prosecution period shall be five years;
(2) The statutory maximum penalty is more than five years and 10 years If the following fixed-term imprisonment is imposed, the prosecution period shall be ten years;
(3) If the statutory maximum penalty is a fixed-term imprisonment of more than ten years, fifteen years have passed;
(4) The statutory maximum penalty If the sentence is life imprisonment or death, twenty years have passed. If it is deemed necessary to pursue prosecution after twenty years, it must be reported to the Supreme People's Procuratorate for approval.