[section]108(c), which tolls
statutes of limitation during the pendency of a bankruptcy proceeding, ...
Statutes of limitation for assessments are often longer than
statutes of limitation for refund claims.
This interpretation is consistent with the broad aims of the PRA, is beneficial to government agencies, and is in line with the purpose of
statutes of limitations. Accordingly, Division 2's holding in Bartz is a more reasonable approach to the issue and should be adopted by courts statewide.
This article will serve as an introduction to
statutes of limitations, detail the laws of a few Gulf region countries, as well as explain why businesses conducting trade in the Gulf region need to know about them when they pursue enforcement on a claim.
If the government's interest in prosecuting crimes, and the goals of just deserts and victims' rights were the only considerations,
statutes of limitations might well be "arbitrary," but other weighty considerations argue in favor of having time-bars to prosecution.
Statutes of limitations have existed since the beginning of the modern legal system and, in some limited forms, actually predate most modern systems.
The policy goals for laches are the same as for
statutes of limitation: protecting the defendant from perpetual liability, (32) protecting the courts from having to hear stale claims, (33) and encouraging plaintiffs to bring their suits in a reasonably prompt manner.
This Comment will argue that: (1) DNA-based indictments meet the legal sufficiency requirements for description; (2) DNA indictments are generally consistent with the rationales behind
statutes of limitations; (3) DNA indictments are subject to certain limitations; and (4) checks must be employed when using genetic profiles to commence a prosecution.
Statutes of limitation and of repose, and their parallel doctrines in other branches of the law, have been around for a very long time.
Forty states and Washington, D.C., have
statutes of limitation of eight years or less, according to Jeff Caruso, executive director of the Virginia Catholic Conference, which opposed the bill.
ORDINARILY
STATUTES OF LIMITATION TIME BAR FILING SUITS.
The first circumstance under which
statutes of limitation apply is where a state statute expressly provides for their application.