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Up until the statues of limitations runs out.

Another View: The question is unclear as to whether the reference is to a case that is already in the court system or not. If the case is already IN the court system the statute of limitations does not toll.

The SOL's apply only if no charges have yet been filed, or the perpetrator has not yet been apprehended.

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depends on the state. usually 48-72 hours is normal. but they can use any trumped up charge temporally till they find something to frame you for. other than that the new patriot law lets the government hold anybody for any reason indefinably. very much against our original constitution.

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how to open a old case

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