18 USC 3301 - Securities fraud offenses

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§ 3301.

Securities fraud offenses

(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.

(Added Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1079A(b)(1), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2079.)

cite as: 18 USC 3301