18 U.S.C. § 3290
Section 3290 · Fugitives from justice
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 114 court decisions — leading case Michel v. State of Louisiana Poret (1955)
Most recently applied in United States v. Plezia (August 2024)
Cases citing this section usually also cite 18 U.S.C. § 3282 · 8 U.S.C. § 1326 · 18 U.S.C. § 3184
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
No statute of limitations shall extend to any person fleeing from justice.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
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.
Cross References
Absence from district as tolling limitation for prosecution for internal revenue violations, see section 6531 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.