Notwithstanding Section 801 or any other provision of law, prosecution for any offense described in subdivision (c) of Section 803 shall be commenced within four years after discovery of the commission of the offense, or within four years after the completion of the offense, whichever is later.
Cal. Penal Code § 801.5
Time of Commencing Criminal Actions
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 139 Cal. App. 4th 408 - Deveny v. ENTROPIN, INC. (2006)
Most recently applied in 227 Cal. Rptr. 3d 37 - Baxter v. Cal. State Teachers' Ret. Sys. (December 2017)
Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 704, Sec. 1
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