Part II: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 201: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 3001: Procedure governed by rules; scope, purpose and effect; definition of terms; local rules; forms—(Rule)
- Section 3002: Courts always open—(Rule)
- Section 3003: Calendars—(Rule)
- Section 3004: Decorum in court room—(Rule)
- Section 3005: Counsel and witnesses in capital cases
- Section 3006: Assignment of counsel—(Rule)
- Section 3006A: Adequate representation of defendants
- Section 3007: Motions—(Rule)
- Section 3008: Service and filing of papers—(Rule)
- Section 3009: Records—(Rule)
- Section 3010: Exceptions unnecessary—(Rule)
- Section 3011: Computation of time—(Rule)
- [Section 3012: Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a)(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2027]
- Section 3013: Special assessment on convicted persons
- Section 3014: Additional special assessment
Chapter 203: ARREST AND COMMITMENT
- Section 3041: Power of courts and magistrates
- Section 3042: Extraterritorial jurisdiction
- [Section 3043: Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 204(c), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1986]
- Section 3044: Complaint—(Rule)
- Section 3045: Internal revenue violations
- Section 3046: Warrant or summons—(Rule)
- Section 3047: Multiple warrants unnecessary
- Section 3048: Commitment to another district; removal—(Rule)
- Section 3049: Warrant for removal
- Section 3050: Bureau of Prisons employees’ powers
- Section 3051: Powers of Special Agents 11 So in original. The words “Special Agents” probably should not be capitalized. of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
- Section 3052: Powers of Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Section 3053: Powers of marshals and deputies
- [Section 3054: Repealed. Pub. L. 97–79, § 9(b)(3), Nov. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1079]
- Section 3055: Officers’ powers to suppress Indian liquor traffic
- Section 3056: Powers, authorities, and duties of United States Secret Service
- Section 3056A: Powers, authorities, and duties of United States Secret Service Uniformed Division
- Section 3057: Bankruptcy investigations
- Section 3058: Interned belligerent nationals
- [Section 3059 to 3059B: Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title III, § 301(c)(2), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1781]
- Section 3060: Preliminary examination
- Section 3061: Investigative powers of Postal Service personnel
- Section 3062: General arrest authority for violation of release conditions
- Section 3063: Powers of Environmental Protection Agency
- Section 3064: Powers of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Chapter 204: REWARDS FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING TERRORIST ACTS AND ESPIONAGE
- Section 3071: Information for which rewards authorized
- Section 3072: Determination of entitlement; maximum amount; Presidential approval; conclusiveness
- Section 3073: Protection of identity
- Section 3074: Exception of governmental officials
- [Section 3075: Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. A, title III, § 301(c)(2), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1781]
- Section 3076: Eligibility for witness security program
- Section 3077: Definitions
Chapter 205: SEARCHES AND SEIZURES
- Section 3101: Effect of rules of court—(Rule)
- Section 3102: Authority to issue search warrant—(Rule)
- Section 3103: Grounds for issuing search warrant—(Rule)
- Section 3103a: Additional grounds for issuing warrant
- Section 3104: Issuance of search warrant; contents—(Rule)
- Section 3105: Persons authorized to serve search warrant
- Section 3106: Officer authorized to serve search warrant—(Rule)
- Section 3107: Service of warrants and seizures by Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Section 3108: Execution, service, and return—(Rule)
- Section 3109: Breaking doors or windows for entry or exit
- Section 3110: Property defined—(Rule)
- Section 3111: Property seizable on search warrant—(Rule)
- [Section 3112: Repealed. Pub. L. 97–79, § 9(b)(3), Nov. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1079]
- Section 3113: Liquor violations in Indian country
- Section 3114: Return of seized property and suppression of evidence; motion—(Rule)
- Section 3115: Inventory upon execution and return of search warrant—(Rule)
- Section 3116: Records of examining magistrate judge; return to clerk of court—(Rule)
- Section 3117: Mobile tracking devices
- Section 3118: Implied consent for certain tests
Chapter 206: PEN REGISTERS AND TRAP AND TRACE DEVICES
- Section 3121: General prohibition on pen register and trap and trace device use; exception
- Section 3122: Application for an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device
- Section 3123: Issuance of an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device
- Section 3124: Assistance in installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device
- Section 3125: Emergency pen register and trap and trace device installation
- Section 3126: Reports concerning pen registers and trap and trace devices
- Section 3127: Definitions for chapter
Chapter 207: RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
- Section 3141: Release and detention authority generally
- Section 3142: Release or detention of a defendant pending trial
- Section 3143: Release or detention of a defendant pending sentence or appeal
- Section 3144: Release or detention of a material witness
- Section 3145: Review and appeal of a release or detention order
- Section 3146: Penalty for failure to appear
- Section 3147: Penalty for an offense committed while on release
- Section 3148: Sanctions for violation of a release condition
- Section 3149: Surrender of an offender by a surety
- Section 3150: Applicability to a case removed from a State court
- [Section 3150a: Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1976]
- Section 3151: Refund of forfeited bail
- Section 3152: Establishment of pretrial services
- Section 3153: Organization and administration of pretrial services
- Section 3154: Functions and powers relating to pretrial services
- Section 3155: Annual reports
- Section 3156: Definitions
Chapter 208: SPEEDY TRIAL
- Section 3161: Time limits and exclusions
- Section 3162: Sanctions
- Section 3163: Effective dates
- Section 3164: Persons detained or designated as being of high risk
- Section 3165: District plans—generally
- Section 3166: District plans—contents
- Section 3167: Reports to Congress
- Section 3168: Planning process
- Section 3169: Federal Judicial Center
- Section 3170: Speedy trial data
- Section 3171: Planning appropriations
- Section 3172: Definitions
- Section 3173: Sixth amendment rights
- Section 3174: Judicial emergency and implementation
Chapter 209: EXTRADITION
- Section 3181: Scope and limitation of chapter
- Section 3182: Fugitives from State or Territory to State, District, or Territory
- Section 3183: Fugitives from State, Territory, or Possession into extraterritorial jurisdiction of United States
- Section 3184: Fugitives from foreign country to United States
- Section 3185: Fugitives from country under control of United States into the United States
- Section 3186: Secretary of State to surrender fugitive
- Section 3187: Provisional arrest and detention within extraterritorial jurisdiction
- Section 3188: Time of commitment pending extradition
- Section 3189: Place and character of hearing
- Section 3190: Evidence on hearing
- Section 3191: Witnesses for indigent fugitives
- Section 3192: Protection of accused
- Section 3193: Receiving agent’s authority over offenders
- Section 3194: Transportation of fugitive by receiving agent
- Section 3195: Payment of fees and costs
- Section 3196: Extradition of United States citizens
Chapter 211: JURISDICTION AND VENUE
- Section 3231: District courts
- Section 3232: District of offense—(Rule)
- Section 3233: Transfer within district—(Rule)
- Section 3234: Change of venue to another district—(Rule)
- Section 3235: Venue in capital cases
- Section 3236: Murder or manslaughter
- Section 3237: Offenses begun in one district and completed in another
- Section 3238: Offenses not committed in any district
- Section 3239: Optional venue for espionage and related offenses
- Section 3240: Creation of new district or division
- Section 3241: Jurisdiction of offenses under certain sections
- Section 3242: Indians committing certain offenses; acts on reservations
- Section 3243: Jurisdiction of State of Kansas over offenses committed by or against Indians on Indian reservations
- Section 3244: Jurisdiction of proceedings relating to transferred offenders
Chapter 212: MILITARY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
- Section 3261: Criminal offenses committed by certain members of the Armed Forces and by persons employed by or accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States
- Section 3262: Arrest and commitment
- Section 3263: Delivery to authorities of foreign countries
- Section 3264: Limitation on removal
- Section 3265: Initial proceedings
- Section 3266: Regulations
- Section 3267: Definitions
Chapter 212A: EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN OFFENSES
- Section 3271: Trafficking in persons offenses committed by persons employed by or accompanying the Federal Government outside the United States
- Section 3272: Definitions
- Section 3273: Offenses committed by certain United States personnel stationed in Canada in furtherance of border security initiatives
Chapter 213: LIMITATIONS
- Section 3281: Capital offenses
- Section 3282: Offenses not capital
- Section 3283: Offenses against children
- Section 3284: Concealment of bankrupt’s assets
- Section 3285: Criminal contempt
- Section 3286: Extension of statute of limitation for certain terrorism offenses
- Section 3287: Wartime suspension of limitations
- Section 3288: Indictments and information dismissed after period of limitations
- Section 3289: Indictments and information dismissed before period of limitations
- Section 3290: Fugitives from justice
- Section 3291: Nationality, citizenship and passports
- Section 3292: Suspension of limitations to permit United States to obtain foreign evidence
- Section 3293: Financial institution offenses
- Section 3294: Theft of major artwork
- Section 3295: Arson offenses
- Section 3296: Counts dismissed pursuant to a plea agreement
- Section 3297: Cases involving DNA evidence
- Section 3298: Trafficking-related offenses
- Section 3299: Child abduction and sex offenses
- Section 3300: Recruitment or use of child soldiers
- Section 3301: Securities fraud offenses
Chapter 215: GRAND JURY
- Section 3321: Number of grand jurors; summoning additional jurors
- Section 3322: Disclosure of certain matters occurring before grand jury
- [Section 3323 to 3328: Repealed. Pub. L. 101–73, title IX, § 964(a), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 505]
Chapter 217: INDICTMENT AND INFORMATION
- Section 3361: Form and contents—(Rule)
- Section 3362: Waiver of indictment and prosecution on information—(Rule)
- Section 3363: Joinder of offenses—(Rule)
- Section 3364: Joinder of defendants—(Rule)
- Section 3365: Amendment of information—(Rule)
- Section 3366: Bill of particulars—(Rule)
- Section 3367: Dismissal—(Rule)
Chapter 221: ARRAIGNMENT, PLEAS AND TRIAL
- Section 3431: Term of court; power of court unaffected by expiration—(Rule)
- Section 3432: Indictment and list of jurors and witnesses for prisoner in capital cases
- Section 3433: Arraignment—(Rule)
- Section 3434: Presence of defendant—(Rule)
- Section 3435: Receiver of stolen property triable before or after principal
- Section 3436: Consolidation of indictments or informations—(Rule)
- Section 3437: Severance—(Rule)
- Section 3438: Pleas—(Rule)
- Section 3439: Demurrers and special pleas in bar or abatement abolished; relief on motion—(Rule)
- Section 3440: Defenses and objections determined on motion—(Rule)
- Section 3441: Jury; number of jurors; waiver—(Rule)
- Section 3442: Jurors, examination, peremptory challenges; alternates—(Rule)
- Section 3443: Instructions to jury—(Rule)
- Section 3444: Disability of judge—(Rule)
- Section 3445: Motion for judgment of acquittal—(Rule)
- Section 3446: New trial—(Rule)
Chapter 223: WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE
- Section 3481: Competency of accused
- Section 3482: Evidence and witnesses—(Rule)
- Section 3483: Indigent defendants, process to produce evidence—(Rule)
- Section 3484: Subpoenas—(Rule)
- Section 3485: Expert witnesses—(Rule)
- Section 3486: Administrative subpoenas
- [Section 3486A: Repealed. Pub. L. 106–544, § 5(b)(3), Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 2718]
- Section 3487: Refusal to pay as evidence of embezzlement
- Section 3488: Intoxicating liquor in Indian country as evidence of unlawful introduction
- Section 3489: Discovery and inspection—(Rule)
- Section 3490: Official record or entry—(Rule)
- Section 3491: Foreign documents
- Section 3492: Commission to consular officers to authenticate foreign documents
- Section 3493: Deposition to authenticate foreign documents
- Section 3494: Certification of genuineness of foreign document
- Section 3495: Fees and expenses of consuls, counsel, interpreters and witnesses
- Section 3496: Regulations by President as to commissions, fees of witnesses, counsel and interpreters
- Section 3497: Account as evidence of embezzlement
- Section 3498: Depositions—(Rule)
- Section 3499: Contempt of court by witness—(Rule)
- Section 3500: Demands for production of statements and reports of witnesses
- Section 3501: Admissibility of confessions
- Section 3502: Admissibility in evidence of eye witness testimony
- [Section 3503: Repealed. Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4002(c)(3)(A), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1809]
- Section 3504: Litigation concerning sources of evidence
- Section 3505: Foreign records of regularly conducted activity
- Section 3506: Service of papers filed in opposition to official request by United States to foreign government for criminal evidence
- Section 3507: Special master at foreign deposition
- Section 3508: Custody and return of foreign witnesses
- Section 3509: Child victims’ and child witnesses’ rights
- Section 3510: Rights of victims to attend and observe trial
- Section 3511: Judicial review of requests for information
- Section 3512: Foreign requests for assistance in criminal investigations and prosecutions
Chapter 224: PROTECTION OF WITNESSES
- Section 3521: Witness relocation and protection
- Section 3522: Probationers and parolees
- Section 3523: Civil judgments
- Section 3524: Child custody arrangements
- Section 3525: Victims Compensation Fund
- Section 3526: Cooperation of other Federal agencies and State governments; reimbursement of expenses
- Section 3527: Additional authority of Attorney General
- Section 3528: Definition
Chapter 227: SENTENCES
- Subchapter A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 3551: Authorized sentences
- Section 3552: Presentence reports
- Section 3553: Imposition of a sentence
- Section 3554: Order of criminal forfeiture
- Section 3555: Order of notice to victims
- Section 3556: Order of restitution
- Section 3557: Review of a sentence
- Section 3558: Implementation of a sentence
- Section 3559: Sentencing classification of offenses
- Subchapter B: PROBATION
- Subchapter C: FINES
- Subchapter D: IMPRISONMENT
- Section 3581: Sentence of imprisonment
- Section 3582: Imposition of a sentence of imprisonment
- Section 3583: Inclusion of a term of supervised release after imprisonment
- Section 3584: Multiple sentences of imprisonment
- Section 3585: Calculation of a term of imprisonment
- Section 3586: Implementation of a sentence of imprisonment
Chapter 228: DEATH SENTENCE
- Section 3591: Sentence of death
- Section 3592: Mitigating and aggravating factors to be considered in determining whether a sentence of death is justified
- Section 3593: Special hearing to determine whether a sentence of death is justified
- Section 3594: Imposition of a sentence of death
- Section 3595: Review of a sentence of death
- Section 3596: Implementation of a sentence of death
- Section 3597: Use of State facilities
- Section 3598: Special provisions for Indian country
- Section 3599: Counsel for financially unable defendants
Chapter 229: POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION
- Subchapter A: PROBATION
- Section 3601: Supervision of probation
- Section 3602: Appointment of probation officers
- Section 3603: Duties of probation officers
- Section 3604: Transportation of a probationer
- Section 3605: Transfer of jurisdiction over a probationer
- Section 3606: Arrest and return of a probationer
- Section 3607: Special probation and expungement procedures for drug possessors
- Section 3608: Drug testing of Federal offenders on post-conviction release
- Subchapter B: FINES
- Subchapter C: IMPRISONMENT
- Section 3621: Imprisonment of a convicted person
- Section 3622: Temporary release of a prisoner
- Section 3623: Transfer of a prisoner to State authority
- Section 3624: Release of a prisoner
- Section 3625: Inapplicability of the Administrative Procedure Act
- Section 3626: Appropriate remedies with respect to prison conditions
- Subchapter D: RISK AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
[Chapter 231: REPEALED]
- [Section 3651 to 3656: Repealed or Renumbered. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(1), (2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1987]
Chapter 232: MISCELLANEOUS SENTENCING PROVISIONS
- Section 3661: Use of information for sentencing
- Section 3662: Conviction records
- Section 3663: Order of restitution
- Section 3663A: Mandatory restitution to victims of certain crimes
- Section 3664: Procedure for issuance and enforcement of order of restitution
- Section 3665: Firearms possessed by convicted felons
- Section 3666: Bribe moneys
- Section 3667: Liquors and related property; definitions
- Section 3668: Remission or mitigation of forfeitures under liquor laws; possession pending trial
- Section 3669: Conveyances carrying liquor
- Section 3670: Disposition of conveyances seized for violation of the Indian liquor laws
- Section 3671: Vessels carrying explosives and steerage passengers
- Section 3672: Duties of Director of Administrative Office of the United States Courts
- Section 3673: Definitions for sentencing provisions
Chapter 235: APPEAL
- Section 3731: Appeal by United States
- Section 3732: Taking of appeal; notice; time—(Rule)
- Section 3733: Assignment of errors—(Rule)
- Section 3734: Bill of exceptions abolished—(Rule)
- Section 3735: Bail on appeal or certiorari—(Rule)
- Section 3736: Certiorari—(Rule)
- Section 3737: Record—(Rule)
- Section 3738: Docketing appeal and record—(Rule)
- Section 3739: Supervision—(Rule)
- Section 3740: Argument—(Rule)
- Section 3741: Harmless error and plain error—(Rule)
- Section 3742: Review of a sentence