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title: "18 U.S.C. § 3301"
description: "Securities fraud offenses"
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title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
chapter_number: "213"
chapter_name: "LIMITATIONS"
section: "3301"
citation: "18 U.S.C. § 3301"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 18 U.S.C. § 3301 - Securities fraud offenses
## Text
(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. 80b17);
(5) section 49 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a48); 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.
(Added Pub. L. 111203, title X, § 1079A(b)(1), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2079.)
## Notes
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective 1 day after July 21, 2010, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 111203, set out as a note under section 5301 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.