28 U.S.C. § 2462 - Time for commencing proceedings

• Cite as: 28 U.S.C. § 2462
• Currency: Current through P.L. 116-182 (10/21/2020)

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Except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress, an action, suit or proceeding for the enforcement of any civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise, shall not be entertained unless commenced within five years from the date when the claim first accrued if, within the same period, the offender or the property is found within the United States in order tha...