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Code · U.S. Code · Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 213— LIMITATIONS · § 3290

§ 3290. Fugitives from justice

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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.
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  • June 25, 1948, ch. 645
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