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18 U.S.C. § 3585 — Calculation of a term of imprisonment

submitted 42 years ago by Pub. L. 98-473 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 130 words · no verdicts yet

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This section sets out rules about Calculation of a term of imprisonment. It states the duties, limits, procedures, or other provisions described below.

(a) Commencement of Sentence . — A sentence to a term of imprisonment commences on the date the defendant is received in custody awaiting transportation to, or arrives voluntarily to commence service of sentence at, the official detention facility at which the sentence is to be served.

(b) Credit for Prior Custody . — A defendant is given credit toward the service of a term of imprisonment for any time he has spent in official detention before the date the sentence commences —
(1) as a result of the offense for which the sentence was imposed;
or
(2) as a result of any other charge for which the defendant was arrested after the commission of the offense for which the sentence was imposed;
that has not been credited against another sentence.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a)Commencement of Sentence.—

A sentence to a term of imprisonment commences on the date the defendant is received in custody awaiting transportation to, or arrives voluntarily to commence service of sentence at, the official detention facility at which the sentence is to be served.

(b)Credit for Prior Custody.—

A defendant shall be given credit toward the service of a term of imprisonment for any time he has spent in official detention prior to the date the sentence commences—

(1)

as a result of the offense for which the sentence was imposed; or

(2)

as a result of any other charge for which the defendant was arrested after the commission of the offense for which the sentence was imposed;

that has not been credited against another sentence.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2001.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1984Enacted · Pub. L. 98-473 · 98 Stat. 2001

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-473 on 1984-10-12.

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