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18 U.S.C. § 3151

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Refund of forfeited bail
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/us/usc/t18/s3151
Title
18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter
PTII/CH207
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

Section Text

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Appropriations available to refund money erroneously received and deposited in the Treasury are available to refund any part of forfeited bail deposited into the Treasury and ordered remitted under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. (Added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7084(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4408.) Editorial Notes References in TextThe Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, referred to in text, are set out in the Appendix to this title. Prior ProvisionsA prior section 3151, added Pub. L. 89–465, § 3(a), June 22, 1966, 80 Stat. 216, related to contempt power of courts, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1976.

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