- 1) one year since the time of commission of any of the crimes specified in articles 94, 96 (first part), 97, 112 (second part), 131, 143, 158 (first part), 165, 166, 182, 192, 197, 198, 200, 207, and 209;
- 2) three years since the time of commission of a crime punishable, in accordance with the present Code, by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed two years or by a penalty not involving deprivation of freedom, except for the crimes specified in the articles enumerated in the first paragraph;
- 3) five years since the time of commission of a crime punishable, in accordance with the present Code, by deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed five years;
- 4) ten years since the time of commission of a crime punishable, in accordance with the present Code, by a more severe penalty than deprivation of freedom for a period of five years.
The period of limitation is broken if, prior to the expiration of the above-mentioned periods, the person commits another crime punishable, in accordance with the present Code, by deprivation of freedom for a period of more than two years. In this case the period of limitation is considered to begin at the time of commission of the new crime.
The period of limitation is broken if the person who has committed the crime conceals himself from the investigation or the court. In such cases the period of limitation is computed from the moment the person is arrested or surrenders himself in order to confess. In such a case the person shall not be criminally prosecuted if five years have elapsed since the time of committing the crime, and if the period of limitation was not broken by the commission of another crime.
The question as to applying a period of limitation to a person who has committed a crime punishable by death according o law, shall be decided by the court. If the court considers that it is not feasible to apply the period of limitation, the death sentence shall not be imposed but shall be replaced by deprivation of freedom.
Article 49. The period of limitation for executing an inculpatory sentence.
An inculpatory sentence shall not be executed if it was not executed within the following periods of time, counting from the day the sentence entered into legal force:
- 1) three years—when a person is sentenced to deprivation of freedom for a period not to exceed two years, or to punishment not involving a deprivation of freedom;
