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18 U.S.C. § 3301 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure § 3301. Securities fraud offenses

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Definition.--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) Limitation.--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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