Misdemeanors are statute-barred after 5 years and felonies in principle after 20 years (in the case of a life sentence) or 15 years (in any other case), from the day the offense was committed. Of course, the law provides for cases of suspension of the above limitation period (e.g. for as long as the procedure lasts in the audience and until the conviction is irrevocable), which, however, in any case, cannot last more than 5 years for felonies and 3 years for misdemeanors. In fact, according to a. 63 of Law 4689/2020, for certain misdemeanors that have been committed up to and including 04.30.2020 and against which the law, as the main penalty, threatens a prison sentence of up to 1 year or a monetary penalty or the provision of community service or cumulatively some of the above penalties, it is provided, under certain conditions, for the penalty to be imposed and the criminal prosecution to be stopped.