statute of limitationsUnited States · Utah (Statewide)Difficulty: Medium
Two-Year SOL on Class C Misdemeanor / Infraction Citations
Utah Code §76-1-302 sets a one-year statute of limitations for infractions and a two-year SOL for Class B/C misdemeanors. Most parking citations are infractions under §41-6a-202. If the city refers an unpaid citation to Justice Court more than one year after the issue date without filing a charging document, prosecution is time-barred. Salt Lake City Justice Court and West Valley City regularly dismiss old referrals on motion.
Legal basis
Utah Code §76-1-302; §41-6a-202; URCrP 9
Sample appeal wording
IN THE [CITY] JUSTICE COURT State of Utah v. [NAME] Case No. [NUMBER] MOTION TO DISMISS – STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS The Defendant moves to dismiss under Utah Code §76-1-302(1)(d), which imposes a one-year statute of limitations on infractions. The citation was issued on [DATE_ISSUED]. No charging document was filed in this Court until [DATE_FILED], more than one year later. Prosecution is therefore time-barred. WHEREFORE Defendant respectfully requests dismissal with prejudice. /s/ [NAME] [DATE]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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