42 U.S.C. § 2278 — Statute of limitations
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Except for a capital offense, prosecution for offenses under sections 2274 through 2276 must begin within 10 years after the offense.
Except for a capital offense, no individual or person must be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense prescribed or defined in sections 2274 to 2276 of this title unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within ten years next after such offense has been committed.
Except for a capital offense, no individual or person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense prescribed or defined in sections 2274 to 2276 of this title unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within ten years next after such offense shall have been committed.
Source credit: (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 228, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 959; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.)
- 1946Enacted · Act of Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724 · 68 Stat. 959
- 1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-486 · 106 Stat. 2944
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 724 on 1946-08-01.
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