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28 CFR 522.13: Relationship between existing civil contempt commitment orders and new criminal sentences imposed under the U.S. or D.C. Code.
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
(a) Except as stated in (b), if a civil contempt commitment order is in effect when a criminal sentence of imprisonment is imposed under the U.S. or D.C. Code, the criminal sentence runs consecutively to the commitment order, unless the sentencing judge orders otherwise.
(b) For federal criminal sentences imposed for offenses committed before November 1, 1987, under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 227: If a civil contempt commitment order is in effect when a criminal sentence of imprisonment is imposed, the criminal sentence runs concurrent with the commitment order, unless the sentencing judge orders otherwise.
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