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Code · U.S. Code · Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 207— RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS · § 3141

§ 3141. Release and detention authority generally

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(a)Pending Trial.— A judicial officer authorized to order the arrest of a person under section 3041 of this title before whom an arrested person is brought shall order that such person be released or detained, pending judicial proceedings, under this chapter.
(b)Pending Sentence or Appeal.— A judicial officer of a court of original jurisdiction over an offense, or a judicial officer of a Federal appellate court, shall order that, pending imposition or execution of sentence, or pending appeal of conviction or sentence, a person be released or detained under this chapter.
(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1976; amended Pub. L. 99–646, § 55(a), (b), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3607.)
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  • Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a)
  • 98 Stat. 1976
  • Pub. L. 99–646, § 55(a)
  • 100 Stat. 3607
  • June 25, 1948, ch. 645
  • 62 Stat. 821
  • Pub. L. 89–465, § 5(b)
  • 80 Stat. 217
  • section 203(a) of Pub. L. 98–473
  • Pub. L. 99–646, § 55(j)
  • 100 Stat. 3611
  • Pub. L. 108–458, title VI, § 6951
  • 118 Stat. 3775
  • Pub. L. 108–458
  • Pub. L. 101–647, title IX, § 901
  • 104 Stat. 4826
  • Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 202
  • Pub. L. 98–473
  • Pub. L. 97–267, § 1
  • 96 Stat. 1136
  • Pub. L. 89–465, § 1
  • 80 Stat. 214
  • Pub. L. 89–465, § 2
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§ 3141
Release and detention authority generally
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U.S.C.×7
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a)
Stat.98 Stat. 1976
Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–646, § 55(a)
Stat.100 Stat. 3607
ActJune 25, 1948, ch. 645
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