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18 U.S.C. § 3301

Securities fraud offenses

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(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 SubsidiariesEffective 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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2022 · leading case: United States v. David Lewis
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United States v. David Lewis (2014) ca5 “Statute of Limitations Lewis argues that 18 U.S.C. § 3301 , which extended the applicable statute of limitations from five years to six, is a violation of the Constitution’s prohibition of ex post facto laws.”
United States v. Gentile (2017) njd “18 U.S.C. § 3301 ; see also Trans. at 33:19-34:19.”
Anderson v. Snap Inc. (2022) casd “The federal statutory category nearest to this 6 allegation is 18 U.S.C. § 3301 , but the category is so broad that it covers conduct ranging 7 from making misleading statements to violations of Securities and Exchange Commission 8 orders.”
United States v. David Lewis (2014) ca5 “Statute of Limitations Lewis argues that 18 U.S.C. § 3301 , which extended the applicable statute of limitations from five years to six, is a violation of the Constitution’s prohibition of ex post facto laws.”
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