P.R. Laws tit. 25, § 2608
[(a)] A person charged with desertion or absence without leave in time of war or with mutiny may be tried and punished at any time without limitation.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person charged with desertion in time of peace or with the offense of perjury is not liable to be tried by a court-martial if the offense was committed more than three years before the receipt of sworn charges and specifications by an officer exercising summary court-martial jurisdiction over the command.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person charged with any offense is not liable to be tried by court-martial or punished under § 2401 of this title, if the offense was committed more than two (2) years before the receipt of sworn charges and specifications by an officer exercising summary court-martial jurisdiction over the command.
(d) Periods in which the accused was absent from Puerto Rico or in the custody of civil authorities, or in the hands of the enemy, shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation prescribed in this section.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1007, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.