{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-522.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 522.12","heading":"Relationship between existing criminal sentences imposed under the U.S. or D.C. Code and new civil contempt commitment orders.","body":"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.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"2f1dec9112bbbe30b648b1f91938558aa0c77a81e0f85aed1df29e61f2d81deb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-522.11","next":"us/28-cfr-522.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}