which crimes have the longest statute of limitations 
it depends on the location where the crime was committed some u s states have eliminated the statute of limitations for the most serious felony sex crimes while others are set at 10 to 20 years or more 23 however more serious crimes such as murder often have no statute of limitations no matter where the crime was committed 24the bottom linea statute of limitations is the length of time in which a civil or criminal case can be brought to legal proceedings after the statute of limitations has passed the parties in dispute can no longer take legal action statutes of limitations also apply to consumer debt after which creditors can no longer sue borrowers for delinquent accounts the debt is still owed but creditors can no longer take action such as garnishing wages it is still recommended that all debt be paid off as there can be other repercussions in the future 