Prosecution may commence at any time under law?

• A. Aggravated Sexual Assault
• B. Live Line-Up
• C. Officer Involvement
• D. Statute of Limitations

Answer: (A)

The important idea here is how statutes of limitations work. A statute of limitations sets the time window within which criminal charges must be filed. For most offenses, that window exists, and delays can bar prosecution. But some offenses have no time limit, so prosecution may commence at any time.

Aggravated sexual assault is one of those offenses with no statute of limitations in many jurisdictions, so charges can be brought regardless of how long ago the act occurred. The other options don’t fit this concept: a live line-up is a routine identification procedure, officer involvement refers to police roles, and the general notion of a statute of limitations is just the concept itself but not the specific ability to start at any time for most offenses.