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Code · U.S. Code · Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 207— RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS · § 3147

§ 3147. Penalty for an offense committed while on release

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A person convicted of an offense committed while released under this chapter shall be sentenced, in addition to the sentence prescribed for the offense, to—
(1)a term of imprisonment of not more than ten years if the offense is a felony; or
(2)a term of imprisonment of not more than one year if the offense is a misdemeanor.
A term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any other sentence of imprisonment.
(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1983; amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 223(g), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2028; Pub. L. 99–646, § 55(g), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3610.)
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  • Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a)
  • 98 Stat. 1983
  • Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 223(g)
  • 98 Stat. 2028
  • Pub. L. 99–646, § 55(g)
  • 100 Stat. 3610
  • Pub. L. 89–465, § 3(a)
  • 80 Stat. 215
  • section 203(a) of Pub. L. 98–473
  • Pub. L. 99–646
  • Pub. L. 98–473, § 223(g)
  • section 55(j) of Pub. L. 99–646
  • Pub. L. 98–473
  • section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473
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§ 3147
Penalty for an offense committed while on release
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a)
Stat.98 Stat. 1983
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 223(g)
Stat.98 Stat. 2028
Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–646, § 55(g)
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