根据《刑法》第 56 条，腐败罪行的诉讼时效期为五至十年和十五年。时效期自 犯罪之日算起，仅指调查时间。一旦起诉阶段开始，诉讼时效即停止。审议人 员认为，相较于暂停诉讼时效期（拉脱维亚立法中未提及），这对适当的司法 工作产生了更有效的影响。
Pursuant to section 56 CL, the statute of limitations period for corruption offences ranges from five years to ten and fifteen years. The limitation period runs from the day of the commission of the offence and refers only to the investigation time. Once the prosecution phase starts, then the statute of limitations stops. This was viewed by the reviewers as having a much more effective impact on the proper administration of justice than the suspension of the statute of limitations period, which is not foreseen in Latvian legislation.