{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-3285","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 3285","heading":"Criminal contempt","body":"No proceeding for criminal contempt within section 402 of this title shall be instituted against any person, corporation or association unless begun within one year from the date of the act complained of; nor shall any such proceeding be a bar to any criminal prosecution for the same act.","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":"672bb0ffea69ab5e15ee227318364800561b09be244db8d7d849d8f0ec859472","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-3284","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-3286"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}