Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§2278 Statute of limitations
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XVII— - ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER › § 2278
Summary
People cannot be charged, tried, or punished for the crimes listed in sections 2274–2276 if more than ten years have passed since the crime, unless the crime is one that can be punished by death.
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Title 42, §2278
The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
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42 U.S.C. § 2278
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73