Title 1 — General ProvisionsRelease 119-73
§110 Saving clause of Revised Statutes
Title 1 › Chapter CHAPTER 2— - ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS; FORMALITIES OF ENACTMENT; REPEALS; SEALING OF INSTRUMENTS › § 110
Summary
Repealing the old Revised Statutes does not change the deadlines for starting legal actions. If the cause, act, or crime happened before the repeal, you may begin and continue civil suits, criminal prosecutions, or claims for penalties and forfeitures within the same time allowed before the repeal.
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Title 1, §110
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All acts of limitation, whether applicable to civil causes and proceedings, or to the prosecution of offenses, or for the recovery of penalties or forfeitures, embraced in the Revised Statutes and covered by the repeal contained therein, shall not be affected thereby, but all suits, proceedings, or prosecutions, whether civil or criminal, for causes arising, or acts done or committed prior to said repeal, may be commenced and prosecuted within the same time as if said repeal had not been made.
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Citation
1 U.S.C. § 110
Title 1 — General Provisions
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73