ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 258

or of a political subdivision of the State, or of a bicounty or multicounty agency in the
State shall be instituted within 2 years after the offense was committed.

(g) A prosecution for conspiracy to commit any of the offenses enumerated in
subsection (f) of this section shall be instituted within 2 years after the offense was
committed.

(h) A prosecution to impose a civil fine for an offense arising under § 13-604 of
the Election Law Article shall be instituted within 3 years after the offense was
committed.

(i) A petition by the State Ethics Commission to seek a civil fine under §
15-902(b) of the State Government Article may not be initiated unless the complaint
is filed by the Commission within 3 years from the time the conduct ended.

(j) A prosecution for a welfare offense under §§ 8-501 through 8-504 of the
Criminal Law Article shall be instituted within 3 years after the offense was
committed.

(k) A prosecution for a misdemeanor offense under Title 8, Subtitle 5, Part II
of the Criminal Law Article shall be instituted within 3 years after the offense was
committed.

(1) A prosecution for an offense arising under the Tax - General Article with
respect to the sales and use, admissions and amusement, financial institution
franchise, income, or motor fuel tax shall be instituted within 3 years after the date
on which the offense was committed.

(m) A prosecution for the offense of failure to secure workers' compensation
insurance in accordance with Title 9, Subtitle 4 of the Labor and Employment Article
shall be instituted within 1 year after the State Workers' Compensation Commission
finds, by order, that the employer was uninsured or, pursuant to the authority
contained in § 9-1003 of the Labor and Employment Article, within 1 year after the
Uninsured Employers' Fund makes payment under § 9-1003 of the Labor and
Employment Article, as directed by the Commission.

(n) A prosecution for an offense of the controlled hazardous substance law
under § 7-265(b) of the Environment Article, shall be instituted within 2 years after
commission of the offense.

(o) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, the statute of
limitations for the prosecution of the crime of conspiracy is the statute of limitations
for the prosecution of the substantive crime that is the subject of the conspiracy.

(p) A prosecution for an offense under Title 2, Subtitle 5 or § 2-209 of the
Criminal Law Article or § 20-102 of the Transportation Article shall be instituted
within 3 years after the offense was committed.

(q) A prosecution for an offense of discrimination on the basis of sex in paying
wages under §§ 3-301 through 3-308 of the Labor and Employment Article shall be
instituted within 3 years after the performance of the act on which the prosecution is
based.

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