Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 3301: Securities fraud offenses

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Securities fraud is a criminal offense prosecutable under federal law. Prosecution must begin within 6 years of when the offense occurred.

Read the full statutory text

section 1348; section 32(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a) ); section 24 of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77x ); section 217 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–17 ); section 49 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–48 ); or section 325 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 ( 15 U.S.C. 77yyy ). 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.

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