18 U.S.C. § 3295
Section 3295 · Arson offenses
This is § 708 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case United States v. Whaley (2009)
Most recently applied in United States v. Quintin Ferguson (March 2025)
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No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any non-capital offense under section 81 or subsection (f), (h), or (i) of section 844 unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted not later than 10 years after the date on which the offense was committed.