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18 U.S.C. § 4083 — Penitentiary imprisonment; consent

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This section permits federal penitentiary confinement for people convicted of offenses punishable by more than one year in prison. A sentence of one year or less requires the defendant’s consent before it may be served in a penitentiary.

A person convicted of a U.S. offense, or by court-martial, that is punishable by more than 1 year of imprisonment may be confined in any United States penitentiary. A sentence for an offense punishable by 1 year or less may not be served in a penitentiary without the defendant’s consent.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Persons convicted of offenses against the United States or by courts-martial punishable by imprisonment for more than one year may be confined in any United States penitentiary.

A sentence for an offense punishable by imprisonment for one year or less shall not be served in a penitentiary without the consent of the defendant.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 850; Pub. L. 86–256, Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 518.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 850
  • 1959Amended · Pub. L. 86-256 · 73 Stat. 518

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.

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