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>DOES TREASON & SEDITION HAVE A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS?
Good Question.
I asked Grok, and here's what Grok says:
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In the United States (under federal law), treason has no statute of limitations, while sedition (typically referring to related offenses like seditious conspiracy) generally does.
● Treason (defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2381 and rooted in Article III, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution) is punishable by death (or imprisonment for not less than five years, a fine, and disqualification from holding office). Because it is a capital offense (one punishable by death), there is no statute of limitations under 18 U.S.C. § 3281, which states: "An indictment for any offense punishable by death may be found at any time without limitation." This means the government can bring charges decades or even longer after the alleged act, as long as evidence and other requirements are met.
● Sedition is not a standalone federal crime in modern U.S. law in the same way, but the closest and most commonly prosecuted related offense is seditious conspiracy (18 U.S.C. § 2384), punishable by up to 20 years in prison (not death). This is a non-capital felony, so it falls under the general federal statute of limitations in 18 U.S.C. § 3282, which is five years from the date of the offense (or, for continuing offenses like certain conspiracies, potentially from the last overt act). Other related statutes in Chapter 115 (e.g., rebellion or insurrection under § 2383) also carry non-capital penalties and are subject to the five-year limit unless specific exceptions apply.
These rules apply to federal prosecutions. State laws may differ for any analogous state-level offenses, but treason and sedition are primarily federal matters. Treason prosecutions are extremely rare historically, and seditious conspiracy has been used more recently in cases involving plots against government authority.