Title 18Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73

§3285 Criminal contempt

Title 18 › Part PART II— - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › Chapter CHAPTER 213— - LIMITATIONS › § 3285

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Title 18, §3285

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No proceeding for criminal contempt within section 402 of this title shall be instituted against any person, corporation or association unless begun within one year from the date of the act complained of; nor shall any such proceeding be a bar to any criminal prosecution for the same act.

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Based on section 390 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Judicial Code and Judiciary (Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, § 25, 38 Stat. 740). Word “criminal” was inserted before “contempt” in first line. Words “within section 402 of this title” were inserted after “contempt”. The correct meaning and narrow application of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 390, are preserved, as section 389 of that title is incorporated in section 402 and 3691 of this title. Words “corporation or association” were inserted after “person”, thus embodying applicable definition of section 390a of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed. (See reviser’s note under section 402 of this title.)

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18 U.S.C. § 3285

Title 18Crimes and Criminal Procedure

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Apr 6, 2026

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