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17 USC Sec. 507 - Limitations on actions
(a) Criminal Proceedings. - Except as expressly provided
otherwise in this title, no criminal proceeding shall be maintained
under the provisions of this title unless it is commenced within 5
years after the cause of action arose.
(b) Civil Actions. - No civil action shall be maintained under
the provisions of this title unless it is commenced within three
years after the claim accrued.
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(Pub. L. 94-553, title I, Sec. 101, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2586;
Pub. L. 105-147, Sec. 2(c), Dec. 16, 1997, 111 Stat. 2678; Pub. L.
105-304, title I, Sec. 102(e), Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2863.)
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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
HOUSE REPORT NO. 94-1476
Section 507, which is substantially identical with section 115 of
the present law (section 115 of former title 17), establishes a
three-year statute of limitations for both criminal proceedings and
civil actions. The language of this section, which was adopted by
the act of September 7, 1957 (71 Stat. 633) (Pub. L. 85-313, Sec.
1, Sept. 7, 1957, 71 Stat. 633), represents a reconciliation of
views, and has therefore been left unaltered.
AMENDMENTS
1998 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-304 substituted ''Except as
expressly provided otherwise in this title, no'' for ''No''.
1997 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-147 substituted ''5'' for
''three''.
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CROSS REFERENCES
Limitation on prosecution, trial, or punishment of non-capital
offenses generally, see section 3282 of Title 18, Crimes and
Criminal Procedure.
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