Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§3300 Recruitment or Use of Child Soldiers
Title 18 › PART II — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 213 — LIMITATIONS › § 3300
Summary
You cannot be charged, put on trial, or punished for that offense unless formal charging papers—called an indictment or an information—are filed within 10 years after the crime happened.
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Title 18, §3300
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No person may be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a violation of section 2442 unless the indictment or the information is filed not later than 10 years after the commission of the offense.
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18 U.S.C. § 3300
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102