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LegalText 52 U.S.C. § 30145 Period of limitations us united_states_code code_section 52 VOTING AND ELECTIONS 301 FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS 30145 52 U.S.C. § 30145 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc52@119-100.zip /us/usc/t52/s30145 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-52/usc52.xml de4687122dbc0b6e91b3f78c7f7ce96a1e4e84e28575a67c048623653cb163aa 5600bd7cd3d8c74d24829ef745020a0f713944161d1d371581a369704150a87a d3e0b79b267b53e03bfa8a6210faedea7643b44542d49be3007ca8d017dc2360 2026-07-04 official
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52 U.S.C. § 30145 - Period of limitations

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(a) No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any violation of subchapter I of this chapter, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 5 years after the date of the violation.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law—

(1) the period of limitations referred to in subsection (a) shall apply with respect to violations referred to in such subsection committed before, on, or after the effective date of this section; and

(2) no criminal proceeding shall be instituted against any person for any act or omission which was a violation of any provision of subchapter I of this chapter, as in effect on December 31, 1974, if such act or omission does not constitute a violation of any such provision, as amended by the Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974.

Nothing in this subsection shall affect any proceeding pending in any court of the United States on January 1, 1975.

(Pub. L. 92225, title IV, § 406, as added Pub. L. 93443, title III, § 302, Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1289; amended Pub. L. 94283, title I, § 115(f), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 496; Pub. L. 107155, title III, § 313(a), Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 106.)

Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThe Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is Pub. L. 93433, Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1263. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 455 of Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107155 substituted “5 years” for “3 years”. 1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94283, § 115(f)(1), struck out references to sections 608, 610, 611, 613, 614, 615, 616, and 617 of title 18. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 94283, § 115(f)(2), struck out references to sections 608, 610, 611, and 613 of title 18.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2002 AmendmentPub. L. 107155, title III, § 313(b), Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 106, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to violations occurring on or after the effective date of this Act [for general effective date of Pub. L. 107155, see section 402 of Pub. L. 107155, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under section 30101 of this title].”

Effective DateSection effective Jan. 1, 1975, see section 410(a) of Pub. L. 93443, set out as an Effective Date of 1974 Amendment note under section 30101 of this title.