18 U.S.C. § 3290

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
Section 3290 - Fugitives from justice

No statute of limitations shall extend to any person fleeing from justice.

18 U.S.C. § 3290

June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 829.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTESBased 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.