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Statute

Crimes and Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C. § 3292, Suspension of Limitations Period to Permit United States to Obtain Foreign Evidence

Citation

18 U.S.C. § 3292 (2007)

Summary

Suspension of limitations period to permit United States to obtain foreign evidence, 18 U.S.C. § 3292, provides, in pertinent part, that a court may suspend the limitations period if the United States makes an official request to obtain evidence that is in a foreign country until the foreign court or authority takes final action on the request.

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