Title 18Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73

§3291 Nationality, citizenship and passports

Title 18 › Part PART II— - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › Chapter CHAPTER 213— - LIMITATIONS › § 3291

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Summary

No one may be charged for violating sections 1423–1428 or 1541–1544, or conspiring to do so, unless charges begin within ten years.

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Title 18, §3291

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No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for violation of any provision of sections 1423 to 1428, inclusive, of chapter 69 and sections 1541 to 1544, inclusive, of chapter 75 of title 18 of the United States Code, or for conspiracy to violate any of such sections, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within ten years after the commission of the offense.

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1994—Pub. L. 103–322 substituted “violate any of such sections” for “violate any of the afore-mentioned sections”.

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18 U.S.C. § 3291

Title 18Crimes and Criminal Procedure

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Apr 6, 2026

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