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(1) A person shall be released from criminal liability if the following time limits have expired from the day of the commission of the offence:

a) 2 years after the commission of a minor offence;

b) 5 years from the commission of a less serious offence;

c) 15 years after the commission of a serious offence;

d) 20 years after the commission of a particularly serious offence;

e) 25 years after the commission of an exceptionally serious offence.

(2) The statute of limitations shall run from the day of the commission of the offence until the date of the final decision of the court.

(3) In case of the commission of a new offence by the person, the limitation period shall be calculated for each offence separately.

(4) The limitation period shall be interrupted if, before the expiry of the time limits referred to in paragraph (1), the person commits a criminal offence for which, according to this Code, a term of imprisonment of more than 2 years may be imposed. Calculation of the statute of limitations in this case shall start from the moment of committing a new offence.

(5) The running of the limitation period shall be suspended if the person who committed the offence evades prosecution or trial. In such cases, the limitation period shall start to run again from the moment of the person's apprehension or self-reporting. However, the person cannot be held criminally liable if 25 years have passed since the offence was committed and the limitation period has not been interrupted by a new offence.

(6) The application of the statute of limitations to a person who has committed an exceptionally serious crime shall be decided by the court. If the court does not find it possible to apply the statute of limitations and release from criminal liability, life imprisonment shall be replaced by 30 years' imprisonment.

(7) The limitation periods for criminal liability shall be reduced by half for persons who at the time of the commission of the offence were minors.

(8) The statute of limitations shall not apply to persons who have committed crimes against peace and security of mankind, war crimes, crimes of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or other crimes provided for in international treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is a party, regardless of the date on which they were committed.