《刑事诉讼法》阐明了关于《刑事诉讼法》的《第 13/2004 号法》第 4 至 8 条规 定的诉讼时效规则。时效期限如下：违法 1 年，轻罪 3 年，重罪 10 年。应当注 意的是，腐败罪被划分为轻罪或重罪。第 7 条规定，在同一法律第 4 条规定的 期限内实施的任何侦查或起诉措施，可中止起诉一项犯罪的时效期限；然而， 也准许进行缺席审判。
The Code of Criminal Procedure sets out rules relating to statutes of limitations on the basis of articles 4 to 8 of Act No. 13/2004 on the Code of Criminal Procedure. The limitation period is one year for infractions, three years for minor offences and10 years for serious offences. It should be noted that corruption offences are classified as minor or serious offences. Article 7 states that the limitation period for prosecution of an offence is suspended by any investigation or prosecution measure carried out within the period prescribed under article 4 of the same Act; however, judgement in absentia is also permitted.