§ 455. — Period of limitations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC455]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 14--FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
SUBCHAPTER II--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 455. 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) of
this section shall apply with respect to violations referred to in
such subsection committed before, on, or after the effective date of
this section; and
(2) 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 December
31, 1974, 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.
Nothing in this subsection shall affect any proceeding pending in any
court of the United States on January 1, 1975.
(Pub. L. 92-225, title IV, Sec. 406, as added Pub. L. 93-443, title III,
Sec. 302, Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1289; amended Pub. L. 94-283, title I,
Sec. 115(f), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 496; Pub. L. 107-155, title III,
Sec. 313(a), Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 106.)
References in Text
The Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974, referred to in
subsec. (b)(2), is Pub. L. 93-433, Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1263, as
amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title of 1974 Amendment note set out under section 431 of this title and
Tables.
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-155 substituted ``5 years'' for ``3
years''.
1976--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-283, Sec. 115(f)(1), struck out
references to sections 608, 610, 611, 613, 614, 615, 616, and 617 of
title 18.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 94-283, Sec. 115(f)(2), struck out
references to sections 608, 610, 611, and 613 of title 18.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Pub. L. 107-155, title III, Sec. 313(b), Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat.
106, provided that: ``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 Pub. L. 107-155, see
section 402 of Pub. L. 107-155, set out as an Effective Date of 2002
Amendment; Regulations note under section 431 of this title].''
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 1975, see section 410(a) of Pub. L. 93-
443, set out as an Effective Date of 1974 Amendment note under section
431 of this title.
