{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-3661","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 3661","heading":"Use of information for sentencing","body":"No limitation shall be placed on the information concerning the background, character, and conduct of a person convicted of an offense which a court of the United States may receive and consider for the purpose of imposing an appropriate sentence.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 232—MISCELLANEOUS SENTENCING PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"dd658f11a2fe74413fc9f7a604bcb8a68ca483ea66b19ea7e6bd4e2b145fbeec","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-3651-to-3656","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-3662"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}