Arizona Laws 26-1043. Statute of limitations
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A. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a person charged with an offense is not liable to be tried by court-martial or punished under section 26-1015 if the offense was committed more than two years before the receipt of sworn charges and specifications by an officer exercising summary court-martial jurisdiction over the command or before the imposition of punishment under section 26-1015.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 26-1043
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. Periods in which the accused was absent from territory in which the state has the authority to apprehend him, was in the custody of civil authorities or was in the hands of the enemy shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation prescribed in this section.