Features

• The mere act of transporting a minor across state lines is not a crime. However, the purpose for the transportation may implicate other criminal violations, such as for sex or kidnapping. Whatever the illicit purpose, the same criminal law statute of limitations will apply as for all crimes.
  
  

Classification

• Most states criminal statutes of limitation depend on the severity of the crime. For example, Florida felonies have a statute of limitations varying from three years for a second degree felony to none at all for capital offenses, while misdemeanors can be as little as one year. Prosecutors look at the specific crime charged to determine what level offense it is to apply the statute of limitations.
  
  

Exceptions

• Crimes against children often have a tolled or paused statute of limitations. For example, in Florida, the statute of limitations for a crime against a child doesn't begin to run until the child's 16th birthday or when the violation is reported, whichever is earlier.