## How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for murder-first-degree-murder is **6 CMC § 107(a)**.

> **6 CMC § 107(a).** A prosecution for murder and for any crime involving sexual contact, physical or sexual abuse, exhibitionism or sexual exploitation, committed against a person under the age of 18 may be commenced at any time.

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## Sources

- [6 CMC § 107(a) — Time Limitations for Beginning Prosecutions](https://cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T6/107.pdf)

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In the Northern Mariana Islands (US-MP), the “statute of limitations” for the most serious homicide offense—murder / first-degree murder—is governed by ...

Statute of Limitations for Murder / First-Degree Murder in Northern Mariana Islands

If the person entitled to a cause of action is a minor or is insane or is imprisoned when the cause of action first accrues, the action may be commenced within the time limits in this chapter after the disability is removed. Source: 6 TTC § 306.

The following actions shall be commenced only within two years after the cause of action accrues:
(a) Actions for assault and battery, false imprisonment, or slander;

All actions other than those covered in 7 CMC §§ 2502, 2503, and 2504 shall be commenced within six years after the cause of action accrues or, in the case of actions brought by or on behalf of the former Saipan Credit Union or its depositors, shareholders, investors, or guarantors on account of their interest therein, within 10 years after the cause of action accrues.

The following actions shall be commenced only within 20 years after the cause of action accrues:
(1) Actions upon a judgment.

A prosecution for murder and for any crime involving sexual contact, physical or sexual abuse, exhibitionism or sexual exploitation, committed against a person under the age of 18 may be commenced at any time.

All actions other than those covered in 7 CMC §§ 2502, 2503, and 2504 shall be commenced within six years after the cause of action accrues or, in the case of actions brought by or on behalf of the former Saipan Credit Union or its deposi- tors, shareholders, investors, or guarantors on account of their interest therein, within 10 years after the cause of action accrues.

Actions for injury to or for the death of one caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, or a depositor against a bank for the payment of a forged or raised check, or a check which bears a forged or unauthorized endorsement. This subsection shall not apply to actions for injury to the former Saipan Credit Union or its depositors, shareholders, investors, or guarantors on account of their interest therein; provided, that such actions are brought within 10 years of the date of discovery of the injury.

(b) Actions against the Director of Public Safety, a police officer or other person duly authorized to serve process, for any act or omission in connection with the performance of official duties. (c) Actions for malpractice, error, or mistake against physicians, surgeons, dentists, medical or dental practitioners, and medical or dental assistants. (d) Actions for injury to or for the death of one caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, or a depositor against a bank for the payment of a forged or raised check, or a check which bears a forged or unauthorized endorsement. This subsection shall not apply to actions for injury to the former Saipan Credit Union or its depositors, shareholders, investors, or guarantors on account of their interest therein; provided, that such actions are brought within 10 years of the date of discovery of the injury.

Under 6 CMC § 107(a), murder is explicitly listed as an offense for which a prosecution 'may be commenced at any time.' The CNMI imposes no statute of limitations on murder prosecutions. Subsection (b) sets general periods (4 years for felonies punishable by 5+ years, 2 years for other offenses, 1 year for minor offenses), but subsection (a) carves murder out entirely from any time limitation. This applies to first-degree murder under 6 CMC § 1101 (and related provisions) by virtue of the unqual

Statute of limitations for other professional malpractice northern in US-MP is 6 years under 7 CMC § 2505.

Statute of limitations for debt on a promissory note northern in US-MP is 6 years under 7 CMC § 2505.

Statute of limitations for section 1983 civil rights claims northern in US-MP is 2 years under 7 CMC § 2503.

Statute of limitations for enforcement of domestic judgment northern in US-MP is 20 years under 7 CMC § 2502.

Statute of limitations for child sexual abuse assault northern in US-MP is 2 years under 7 CMC § 2503.

If at the time a cause of action accrues against any person, that person is out of the Commonwealth, the action may be commenced within the time limits in this chapter after the person comes into the Commonwealth. If, after a cause of action accrues against a person, that person departs from and resides out of the Commonwealth, the time of absence shall be excluded in determining the time limit for commencement of the action. Source: 6 TTC § 308.

If any person who is liable to any action shall fraudulently conceal the cause of action from the knowledge of the person entitled to bring it, the action may be commenced at any time within the time limits within this chapter, and within 2 CMC §§ 4991 and 4992, after the person who is entitled to bring the same shall discover or shall have had reasonable opportunity to discover that he has such cause of action, and not afterwards. Source: 6 TTC § 309; amended by PL 8-32, § 6 (§ 2509), modified.