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US Code · Through Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)

18 U.S.C. § 3147: Penalty for an offense committed while on release

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  1. Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
  2. CHAPTER 207—RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS

A person convicted of an offense committed while released under this chapter shall be sentenced, in addition to the sentence prescribed for the offense, to—(1) a term of imprisonment of not more than ten years if the offense is a felony; or (2) a term of imprisonment of not more than one year if the offense is a misdemeanor. A term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any other sentence of imprisonment.

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