18 USC § 3294 - Theft of major artwork

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s3294"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "18 USC § 3294 - Theft of major artwork"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3294"
section_name: "Theft of major artwork"
chapter_number: 213
chapter_name: "LIMITATIONS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320902(b), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2124.)"
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# § 3294. Theft of major artwork

No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a violation of or conspiracy to violate section 668 unless the indictment is returned or the information is filed within 20 years after the commission of the offense.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXII, § 320902(b), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2124.)