QUESTION
How long can charges be filed after an incident?
Asked on Oct 30th, 2014 on Personal Injury - New York
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I was involved in an incident at the end of august where I got into a fight with someone and wrecked my car into a tree with the other kid who I fought was caught between the car and the tree. I called the cops and talked to them when they stopped this kid. I was told that he was not injured I guess the next day or so he went to the hospital and got looked at found out he was injured and said if I didn’t pay the medical bill he would press charges. There is no proof of injuries just a couple of medical bills from the hospital. They chose not to press charges and everything was dropped now there saying they will if I don’t pay medical bill. How long does someone have which they can still press charges after dropping them?
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One year, though the police and prosecutors dislike on-again-off-again complaints and it is their call. He could just go ahead and file a no-fault claim on your insurance if he wants to get his bills paid. It may be too late for that, but if the insurance company disclaims due to his delay, that's on him.
Answered on Oct 30th, 2014 at 9:56 AM