18-U.S.C.-3290
§3290 – Fugitives From Justice
Pathway
Title 18 > Part II > Chapter 213 > Section 3290
Details
- Reference: Section 3290
- Legend: §3290 – Fugitives From Justice
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
No statute of limitations shall extend to any person fleeing from justice.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 829.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on Title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §583 (R.S. §1045).
Said section 583 was rephrased and made applicable to all statutes of limitation and is merely declaratory of the generally accepted rule of law.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
18-U.S.C.-3242 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Criminal Procedure
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