@bookburn: "Possibly of interest is the question of Statute of Limitations that
applies to both federal and state crimes in the US.  
If someone steals your car, like the Austin Healy stolen from a Texas
man back in 1970, then found being sold on E-Bay this year, can the
perp be arrested or is there a statute of limitations in Texas that
runs out, and the case can't be brought to court?
The most violent crimes have no limitations of time to be prosecuted
by federal or states, mostly.  But each state has different laws about
the rest, it seems.  
The site at
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seems to identify each state's laws on this.
PS, not sure what they will do to the perp selling the stolen car.
Seems like it must have been registered after 40 years.  What prevents
a perp from stealing cars and burying them for a few years?  bookburn"
    @newsninespamspam: "<quote>
well, apart from the fact that they will rust away (okay, I know you 
didn't mean it literally), and ignoring any likely criminal charges, 
there is also the possibility of civil damages being a claim for loss 
value, plus compound interest for the intervening years plus legal costs."
    @bookburn: "On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:35:35 +1000, terryc
<quote>
I'm guessing that the original owner can get the property back, but
the prosecution won't happen, unless maybe the latest owner is nailed
for receiving stolen property.  Fraud happens to be one of the types
of crime some states have no Statute of Limitations allowed.
As a matter of fact, I read about a case where someone stole a new
Corvette and buried it in a plastic cocoon of sorts.  Don't know what
could be done to preserve a car in storage for ten years."
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