18 U.S.C. § 3301 Securities Fraud Offenses

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 18 U.S.C. § 3301

(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. 77yy y).

(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.