Section 3301 - Securities fraud offenses(a) DEFINITION.-In this section, the term "securities fraud offense" means a violation of, or a conspiracy or an attempt to violate-(2) section 32(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a) );(3) section 24 of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77x );(4) section 217 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b-17 );(5) section 49 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a-48 ); or(6) section 325 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 ( 15 U.S.C. 77yy y).(b) LIMITATION.-No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a securities fraud offense, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 6 years after the commission of the offense.Added Pub. L. 111-203, title X, §1079A(b)(1), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2079.STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective 1 day after July 21, 2010, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 111-203 set out as a note under section 5301 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.