Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73
§3301 Securities fraud offenses
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Summary
No one may be charged, tried, or punished for certain securities fraud crimes unless formal charges are brought within 6 years after the crime happened. Securities fraud offense — means breaking, trying to break, or planning to break one of six federal securities provisions (section 1348; sections 32(a), 24, 217, 49, and 325 of the named securities Acts).
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Title 18, §3301
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(a)In this section, the term “securities fraud offense” means a violation of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to violate—
(1)section 1348;
(2)section 32(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ff(a));
(3)section 24 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77x);
(4)section 217 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–17);
(5)section 49 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–48); or
(6)section 325 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. 77yyy).
(b)No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a securities fraud offense, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 6 years after the commission of the offense.
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Effective Date
Section effective 1 day after July 21, 2010, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 5301 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
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18 U.S.C. § 3301
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73