At least 50 families, facing a three-year statute of limitations, have also gone to court to retain their right to sue.

Like most other states, Virginia has a three-year statute of limitations in its tax law.

Massachusetts has a three-year statute of limitations that starts only when the victim understands which parties harmed him.

They never paid back taxes and apparently are no longer liable because of the three-year statute of limitations in such circumstances.

"The situation here is that the plaintiff filed this action two days before the three-year statute of limitations expired," the judge said.

No charges were pressed due to a three-year statute of limitations.

Section 14 contained a three-year statute of limitations.

Any perjury charge in the case could not be brought now, given a three-year statute of limitations in Texas.

They also say that the library waited too long under a three-year statute of limitations to bring its case.

Under state law, theft of such public funds would be subject to a six-year and not a three-year statute of limitation.