§ 2335. — Limitation of actions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC2335]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 113B--TERRORISM
Sec. 2335. Limitation of actions
(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), a suit for recovery of
damages under section 2333 of this title shall not be maintained unless
commenced within 4 years after the date the cause of action accrued.
(b) Calculation of Period.--The time of the absence of the defendant
from the United States or from any jurisdiction in which the same or a
similar action arising from the same facts may be maintained by the
plaintiff, or of any concealment of the defendant's whereabouts, shall
not be included in the 4-year period set forth in subsection (a).
(Added Pub. L. 102-572, title X, Sec. 1003(a)(4), Oct. 29, 1992, 106
Stat. 4523.)
Effective Date
Section applicable to any pending case or any cause of action
arising on or after 4 years before Oct. 29, 1992, see section 1003(c) of
Pub. L. 102-572, set out as a note under section 2331 of this title.
