Minnesota Statutes Military Affairs (Ch. 190-195) § 192A.235. Statute of limitations

Subdivision 1. No limitation. A person charged with desertion or absence without leave in time of war, or with aiding the enemy or with mutiny may be tried and punished at any time without limitation.

Subd. 2. Repealed byLaws 2002, c. 308, § 71.

Subd. 3. Three-year limitation. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 1, andsection 628.26, a person charged with any offense is not liable to be tried by court-martial or punished undersection 192A.0851if the offense was committed more than three 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 undersection 192A.0851. The limitation for violations of any offense prescribed under this section shall be the lesser of the limitation prescribed by the manual for courts-martial of the United States, Minnesota state law, or the Minnesota Code of Military Justice, but in no instance shall any limitation exceed that authorized by this code.

Subd. 4. Excluded periods. Periods in which the accused was absent from territory in which the state has the authority to apprehend the accused, 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 section.