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18 U.S.C. § 2335

Limitation of actions

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(a)In General.—Subject to subsection (b), a suit for recovery of damages under section 2333 of this title shall not be maintained unless commenced within 10 years after the date the cause of action accrued.(b)Calculation of Period.—The time of the absence of the defendant from the United States or from any jurisdiction in which the same or a similar action arising from the same facts may be maintained by the plaintiff, or of any concealment of the defendant’s whereabouts, shall not be included in the 10-year period set forth in subsection (a).(Added Pub. L. 102–572, title X, § 1003(a)(4), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4523; amended Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XII, § 1251(a), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2017.)Editorial NotesAmendments

2013—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1251(a)(1), substituted “10 years” for “4 years”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1251(a)(2), substituted “10-year period” for “4-year period”.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date of 2013 Amendment

Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XII, § 1251(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2017, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to any civil action arising under section 2333 of title 18, United States Code, that is pending on, or commenced on or after, the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 2, 2013].”

Effective Date

Section applicable to any pending case or any cause of action arising on or after 4 years before Oct. 29, 1992, see section 1003(c) of Pub. L. 102–572, set out as a note under section 2331 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2005–2025 · leading case: In Re Chiquita Brands Intern., Inc. Alien Tort, 690 F. Supp. 2d 1296 (S.D. Fla. 2010).
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In Re Chiquita Brands Intern., Inc. Alien Tort, 690 F. Supp. 2d 1296 (S.D. Fla. 2010). · cites it 8× “18 U.S.C. § 2335 (a). Plaintiffs argue that the claims are subject to the tolling provisions of 18 U.”
Litle v. Arab Bank, PLC, 507 F. Supp. 2d 267 (E.D.N.Y 2007). · cites it 5× “” 18 U.S.C. § 2335 (a). The statute also states: The time of the absence of the defendant from the United States or from any jurisdiction in which the same or a similar action arising from the same facts may be maintained by the plaintiff, or of any concealment of the…”
Wultz v. Islamic Repub. of Iran, 762 F. Supp. 2d 18 (D.D.C. 2011). “See 18 U.S.C. § 2335 (a) (“[A] suit for recovery of damages under section 2333 .”
In re Chiquita Brands Int'l, Inc., 284 F. Supp. 3d 1284 (S.D. Fla. 2018). · cites it 2× “15 The statute makes no mention of any other affirmative defenses, and it makes no distinction between voluntary and involuntary conduct in defining an "act of international terrorism" which is actionable under the statute.”
Abecassis v. Wyatt, 902 F. Supp. 2d 881 (S.D. Tex. 2012). · cites it 2× “The original complaint in this case was not filed until January 2, 2009.”
Abecassis v. Wyatt, 785 F. Supp. 2d 614 (S.D. Tex. 2011). “A suit arising out of the third attack would have been timely as of March 2006. This case was not filed until January 2, 2009.”
Rubin v. Islamic Repub. of Iran, 408 F. Supp. 2d 549 (N.D. Ill. 2005). “§ 1711 (a); 18 U.S.C. § 2335 (a); 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (2)(c); 45 U.”
Linde v. Arab Bank, PLC, 950 F. Supp. 2d 459 (E.D.N.Y 2013). · cites it 2× “2, 2013), amends 18 U.S.C. § 2335 by enlarging the statute of limitations.”
Owens v. Taliban (S.D.N.Y. 2022). “18 U.S.C. § 2335 (a). At oral argument, Plaintiffs urged the Court not to consider the statute of limitations due to the fact that it is an affirmative defense for the Defendant to raise.”
Lelchook v. Société Générale De Banque Au Liban S.A.L. (2d Cir. 2025). “See 18 U.S.C. § 2335 (a) (establishing 10-year limitations period under the ATA).”
Moses (S.D.N.Y. 2025). “The ATA provides that a suit for damages under Section 2333 (subject to exceptions which do not apply here) “shall not be maintained unless commenced within 10 years after the date the cause of action accrued.”
Wultz v. Islamic Repub. of Iran (D.D.C. 2011). “See 18 U.S.C. § 2335 (a) (“[A] suit for recovery of damages under section 2333 .”
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