52 U.S.C. § 30145 | Period of limitations

(a)

No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any violation of subchapter I of this chapter, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 5 years after the date of the violation.

(b)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law—

(1)

the period of limitations referred to in subsection (a) shall apply with respect to violations referred to in such subsection committed before, on, or after the effective date of this section; and

(2)

December 31, 1974 no criminal proceeding shall be instituted against any person for any act or omission which was a violation of any provision of subchapter I of this chapter, as in effect on , if such act or omission does not constitute a violation of any such provision, as amended by the Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974.

January 1, 1975Nothing in this subsection shall affect any proceeding pending in any court of the United States on .

Pub. L. 92–225, title IV, § 406 Pub. L. 93–443, title III, § 302Oct. 15, 197488 Stat. 1289 Pub. L. 94–283, title I, § 115(f)May 11, 197690 Stat. 496 Pub. L. 107–155, title III, § 313(a)Mar. 27, 2002116 Stat. 106 (, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 93–433Oct. 15, 197488 Stat. 1263 The Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

section 455 of Title 2Section was formerly classified to , The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

Pub. L. 107–1552002—Subsec. (a). substituted “5 years” for “3 years”.

Pub. L. 94–283, § 115(f)(1)1976—Subsec. (a). , struck out references to sections 608, 610, 611, 613, 614, 615, 616, and 617 of title 18.

Pub. L. 94–283, § 115(f)(2)Subsec. (b)(2). , struck out references to sections 608, 610, 611, and 613 of title 18.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–155, title III, § 313(b)Mar. 27, 2002116 Stat. 106

Pub. L. 107–155 section 402 of Pub. L. 107–155 section 30101 of this title“The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to violations occurring on or after the effective date of this Act [for general effective date of , see , set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under ].”

, , , provided that:

Effective Date

Jan. 1, 1975section 410(a) of Pub. L. 93–443 section 30101 of this titleSection effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1974 Amendment note under .