Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§2278 Statute of Limitations
Title 42 › CHAPTER 23 — DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER XVII — ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER › § 2278
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Except for crimes that can carry the death penalty, charges for offenses in sections 2274–2276 must be filed within ten years after the crime.
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Title 42, §2278
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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102