Re:Guerrilla artist faked downtown LA freeway sign in 2001
by aidenn0 on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @04:27PM
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IANAL, but my understanding is that the time of discovery rule is only for certain civil matters, not for criminal matters (though plenty of serious crimes lack any statute of limitations). This would imply that if the government wanted to sue Ankrom for the cost of returning the sign to its original state, they might have a case, but they can't throw him in jail. Of course doing either would be a bad look, so it probably doesn't matter.
How accurate is that last part? Aren't there cases where the clock starts ticking from the discovery of the offense, and would the active attempts to hide it be a factor?