Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 2335


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 2335. Limitation of actions

      (a) In General. - Subject to subsection (b), a suit for recovery
    of damages under section 2333 of this title shall not be maintained
    unless commenced within 4 years after the date the cause of action
    accrued.
      (b) Calculation of Period. - The time of the absence of the
    defendant from the United States or from any jurisdiction in which
    the same or a similar action arising from the same facts may be
    maintained by the plaintiff, or of any concealment of the
    defendant's whereabouts, shall not be included in the 4-year period
    set forth in subsection (a).



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