STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IN NEW YORK

Here in New York, as in most other jurisdictions, statutes of limitations are laws which say how long, after certain events, a case may be started based on those events. The New York Courts website has a chart listing many common causes of actions, both civil and criminal, with the approporaite statutory cite.

See http://www.nycourts.gov/courthelp/goingtocourt/SOLchart.shtml