Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 1807/43 – Article 43. Statute of limitations
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, a person charged with any offense is not liable to be tried by court-martial or punished under Article 15 of this Code if the offense was committed more than 3 years before the receipt of sworn charges and specifications by an officer exercising court-martial jurisdiction over the command or before the imposition of punishment under Article 15 of this Code.
(b) Periods in which the accused is absent without authority or fleeing from justice shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation prescribed in this Article.
(c) Periods in which the accused was absent from territory in which this State has the authority to apprehend him, or in the custody of civil authorities, or in the hands of the enemy, shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation prescribed in this Article.
(d) When the United States is at war or armed conflict authorized by law, the running of any statute of limitations applicable to any offense under this Code:
(1) involving fraud or attempted fraud against the
(b) Periods in which the accused is absent without authority or fleeing from justice shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation prescribed in this Article.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 1807/43
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
- 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.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
- sworn: shall be construed to include the word "affirmed. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.12
- United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
(c) Periods in which the accused was absent from territory in which this State has the authority to apprehend him, or in the custody of civil authorities, or in the hands of the enemy, shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation prescribed in this Article.
(d) When the United States is at war or armed conflict authorized by law, the running of any statute of limitations applicable to any offense under this Code:
(1) involving fraud or attempted fraud against the
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United States, any state, or any agency of either in any manner, whether by conspiracy or not;
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(2) committed in connection with the acquisition,
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care, handling, custody, control, or disposition of any real or personal property of the United States or any state; or
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(3) committed in connection with the negotiation,
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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;
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is suspended until 2 years after the termination of hostilities or armed conflict as proclaimed by the President or by a joint resolution of Congress.
(e)(1) If charges or specifications are dismissed as defective or insufficient for any cause and the period prescribed by the applicable statute of limitations:
(A) has expired; or
(B) will expire within 180 days after the date of
(e)(1) If charges or specifications are dismissed as defective or insufficient for any cause and the period prescribed by the applicable statute of limitations:
(A) has expired; or
(B) will expire within 180 days after the date of
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dismissal of the charges and specifications;
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trial and punishment under new charges and specifications are not barred by the statute of limitations if the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are met.
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that the new charges and specifications must:
(A) be received by an officer exercising special
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that the new charges and specifications must:
(A) be received by an officer exercising special
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court-martial jurisdiction over the command within 180 days after the dismissal of the charges or specifications; and
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(B) allege the same acts or omissions that were
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alleged in the dismissed charges or specifications (or allege acts or omissions that were included in the dismissed charges or specifications).
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