## 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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**Corroboration method:** government_primary_source_direct_fetch.


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

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

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.

§ 2503. Limitation of Two Years. The following actions shall be commenced only within two years after the cause of action accrues: ... (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...

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.