18 U.S.C. § 3291
Nationality, citizenship and passports
No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for violation of any provision of sections 1423 to 1428, inclusive, of chapter 69 and sections 1541 to 1544, inclusive, of chapter 75 of title 18 of the United States Code, or for conspiracy to violate any of such sections, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within ten years after the commission of the offense.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2024 · leading case: United States v. Mohammed Jabateh
United States v. Mohammed Jabateh (2020)
“§ 3282 (five-year statute of limitations); 18 U.S.C. § 3291 (ten-year statute of limitations for certain immigration offenses).”
United States v. Fadi Alameh (2003)
“§ 1425 (b), which has a ten year statute of limitations, 18 U.S.C. § 3291 . Alameh does not dispute that he was indicted within that ten year period.”
United States v. Alfred Catino (1984)
“§ 1542 is ten years, see 18 U.S.C. § 3291 , and thus is not available as a basis for challenging the conviction.”
United States v. James Ray Shell, A/K/A Kelly Barrick Bonney, A/K/A Chris Raymond Weber (1992)
“The district court granted the motion on the grounds that the criminal act charged occurred outside the ten-year limitation period of 18 U.S.C. § 3291 , and that the post-indictment delay violated his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial.”
United States v. Elena Szilvagyi (2011)
“See 18 U.S.C. § 3291 . Szilvagyi’s indictment for naturalization fraud was premised upon her various misrepresentations under oath with regard to whether she had ever knowingly committed a crime for which she had not been arrested.”
United States v. Antoun Chahla (2014)
“Compare 18 U.S.C. § 3291 (providing a ten-year statute of limitations for violations of § 1425) with 18 U.”
United States v. Del Percio (1987)
“§ 792 ; committing fraud related to nationality, citizenship, and passports, 18 U.S.C. § 3291 ; and conspiring to establish a totalitarian dictatorship, 50 U.”
United States v. Selby (2007)
“This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742 (a)(1).”
United States of America v. Sheikh Enamur Rahman a/k/a Mohammed Enam (2020)
“See 18 U.S.C. § 3291 . 4 civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise,” see 28 U.”
United States v. Alharbi (2024)
“18 U.S.C. § 3291 . Prosecutions brought within the statute of limitations carry “a 3 strong presumption of validity” and “are only rarely dismissed.”
United States v. Charles (2020)
“2014) (noting that 18 U.S.C. § 3291 provides a ten-year statute of limitations for violations of § 1425).”
United States v. Rahman (2020)
“See 18 U.S.C. § 3291 . civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise,” see 28 U.”
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