18 USC § 3290 - Fugitives from justice

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s3290"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "18 USC § 3290 - Fugitives from justice"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3290"
section_name: "Fugitives from justice"
chapter_number: 213
chapter_name: "LIMITATIONS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 829.)"
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# § 3290. Fugitives from justice

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

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 829.)

### 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.