第 71 条按犯罪的严重性规定了时效：不严重（6 年）、严重（10 年）和特别严 重（25 年）。对某些腐败犯罪（滥用职权、贿赂和影响力交易），时效增加到 15 年，或者特别严重的，增加到 25 年。时间从实施犯罪时算起，嫌犯为畏罪潜 逃的终止计算，逮捕一刻起恢复计算。嫌犯受豁免权保护期间也不记在时效之 内。
Article 71 sets forth limitations periods based on the gravity of the offence: less serious (6 years), serious (10 years) and especially serious (25 years). For certain corruption offences (abuse of authority, bribery and trading in influence), the limitations period is enhanced to 15 years or, if particularly serious, 25 years. The time begins to run from when the offence is committed, and is suspended if the criminal suspect absconds from justice, and resumes from the moment of arrest. The statute is also suspended for the term during which a criminal suspect is under protection of immunity.