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    Feb 1, 2008, 04:04 PM
    Filing Charges
    How many days after being arrested does the state have to file charges on a person in the state of Florida in st lucie county
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    Feb 1, 2008, 04:14 PM
    I'm a little confused.

    Don't you have to have a charge already filed, to be arrested in the first place?
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    Feb 1, 2008, 04:27 PM
    Hello Michael:

    Different crimes have different statutes of limitations. If it's just a misdemeanor, they probably have a year. If it's a felony, they can have up to 5 years.

    excon
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