{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-3283","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 3283","heading":"Offenses against children","body":"No statute of limitations that would otherwise preclude prosecution for an offense involving the sexual or physical abuse, or kidnaping, of a child under the age of 18 years shall preclude such prosecution during the life of the child, or for ten years after the offense, whichever is longer.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 213—LIMITATIONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"2f63682cf40a2bcd5e17f107b967d382b8ddd6c302870c6a5e5a9809c4ac1c14","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-3282","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-3284"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}