Effective 5/4/2022
76-1-301. Offenses for which prosecution may be commenced at any time.
76-1-301. Offenses for which prosecution may be commenced at any time.
- (1) As used in this section:
- (a) “Aggravating offense” means any offense incident to which a homicide was committed as described in Subsection 76-5-202(2)(a)(iv) or (v) or Subsection 76-5-202(2)(b).
- (b) “Predicate offense” means an offense described in Subsection 76-5-203(1)(a) if a person other than a party as defined in Section 76-2-202 was killed in the course of the commission, attempted commission, or immediate flight from the commission or attempted commission of the offense.
- (2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, prosecution for the following offenses may be commenced at any time:
- (a) capital felony;
- (b) aggravated murder;
- (c) murder;
- (d) manslaughter;
- (e) child abuse homicide;
- (f) aggravated kidnapping;
- (g) child kidnapping;
- (h) rape;
- (i) rape of a child;
- (j) object rape;
- (k) object rape of a child;
- (l) forcible sodomy;
- (m) sodomy on a child;
- (n) sexual abuse of a child;
- (o) aggravated sexual abuse of a child;
- (p) aggravated sexual assault;
- (q) any predicate offense to a murder or aggravating offense to an aggravated murder;
- (r) aggravated human trafficking or aggravated human smuggling in violation of Section 76-5-310;
- (s) aggravated exploitation of prostitution involving a child, under Section 76-10-1306; or
- (t) human trafficking of a child, under Section 76-5-308.5.
Amended by Chapter 181, 2022 General Session