FEDERAL · 28 U.S.C. · Chapter 163

Time for commencing proceedings

28 U.S.C. § 2462
Title28Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Chapter163 — FINES, PENALTIES AND FORFEITURES

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28 U.S.C. § 2462.

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Except as otherwise provided by Act of Congress, an action, suit or proceeding for the enforcement of any civil fine, penalty, or forfeiture, pecuniary or otherwise, shall not be entertained unless commenced within five years from the date when the claim first accrued if, within the same period, the offender or the property is found within the United States in order that proper service may be made thereon.

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History

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 974.)

Editorial Notes

Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §791 (R.S. §1047).
Changes were made in phraseology.

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