18 U.S.C. § 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 .) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date Section effective 1 day after July 21, 2010 , except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 111–203 , set out as a note under section 5301 of Title 12 , Banks and Banking.

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