18 U.S.C. § 3301

Securities fraud offenses

(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 .)