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Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 3001 - 3771)
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Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Contains | sections 3001 to 3771 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Chapter 201 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 3001 - 3013)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 3001 - Procedure governed by rules; scope, purpose and effect; definition of terms; local rules; forms...
- 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- Section 3012 - Repealed.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
- Chapter 203 - ARREST AND COMMITMENT (§§ 3041 - 3064)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- 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- Section 3043 - Repealed.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 Agents1 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- Section 3054 - Repealed.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 (§§ 3071 - 3077)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- 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 (§§ 3101 - 3118)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- 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 (§§ 3121 - 3127)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- 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 (§§ 3141 - 3156)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- 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 (§§ 3161 - 3174)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- 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 (§§ 3181 - 3196)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- 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 (§§ 3231 - 3244)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- 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 (§§ 3261 - 3267)
- Table Of Contents
- Section 3261 - Criminal offenses committed by certain members of the Armed Forces and by persons employed by or...
- 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 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS OFFENSES (§§ 3271 - 3272)
- Chapter 213 - LIMITATIONS (§§ 3281 - 3301)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- 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 (§§ 3321 - 3328)
- Chapter 216 - SPECIAL GRAND JURY (§§ 3331 - 3334)
- Chapter 217 - INDICTMENT AND INFORMATION (§§ 3361 - 3367)
- Table Of Contents
- 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 219 - TRIAL BY UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGES (§§ 3401 - 3402)
- Chapter 221 - ARRAIGNMENT, PLEAS AND TRIAL (§§ 3431 - 3446)
- Table Of Contents
- 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 (§§ 3481 - 3512)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- 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...
- 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 (§§ 3521 - 3528)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- 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 225 - VERDICT (§§ 3531 - 3532)
- Chapter 227 - SENTENCES (§§ 3551 - 3586)
- Chapter 228 - DEATH SENTENCE (§§ 3591 - 3599)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Section 3591 - Sentence of death
- Section 3592 - Mitigating and aggravating factors to be considered in determining whether a sentence of death is...
- 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 228A - POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING (§§ 3600 - 3600A)
- Chapter 229 - POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 3601 - 3626)
- Chapter 231 - REPEALED (§§ 3651 - 3656)
- Chapter 232 - MISCELLANEOUS SENTENCING PROVISIONS (§§ 3661 - 3673)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- 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 232A - SPECIAL FORFEITURE OF COLLATERAL PROFITS OF CRIME (§§ 3681 - 3682)
- Chapter 233 - CONTEMPTS (§§ 3691 - 3693)
- Chapter 235 - APPEAL (§§ 3731 - 3742)
- Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- 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
- Chapter 237 - CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS (§§ 3771)
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