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28 CFR 522.12: Relationship between existing criminal sentences imposed under the U.S. or D.C. Code and new civil contempt commitment orders.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 28—Judicial Administration
- CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
- SUBCHAPTER B—INMATE ADMISSION, CLASSIFICATION, AND TRANSFER
- PART 522—ADMISSION TO INSTITUTION
- Subpart B—Civil Contempt of Court Commitments
If a criminal sentence imposed under the U.S. Code or D.C. Code exists when a civil contempt commitment is ordered, we delay or suspend credit towards service of the criminal sentence for the duration of the civil contempt commitment, unless the committing judge orders otherwise.
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