Which term is described as having a statute of limitations of one year?

• A. Crime Classification
• B. Disorderly Persons Offense
• C. Petty Disorderly Persons Offense
• D. DNA Evidence

Answer: (B)

In New Jersey, how long prosecutors have to bring charges depends on the type of offense. For Disorderly Persons Offenses, the window is one year, meaning charges must be filed within that period after the offense occurred. This category sits as a mid-level, non-indictable misdemeanor, which explains why it carries a one-year limit—long enough to handle less serious crimes but not as long as for felonies.

Petty Disorderly Persons Offenses, on the other hand, use a shorter time frame, so they do not share the one-year window. DNA evidence isn't an offense and doesn't involve a statute of limitations in the same way, since it relates to evidence rather than a prosecutable charge. Crime classification is too broad to specify a one-year limit.