Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§3301 Securities Fraud Offenses
Title 18 › Part II— CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › Chapter 213— LIMITATIONS › § 3301
Summary
Defines what counts as a "securities fraud offense": breaking, trying to break, or planning with others to break any one of six specific federal securities laws (the statute lists the exact section numbers and acts). No one can be charged, tried, or punished for those offenses unless formal charges (an indictment or an information) are filed within 6 years after the offense.
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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 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60