[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC2041]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART V--PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 129--MONEYS PAID INTO COURT
Sec. 2041. Deposit of moneys in pending or adjudicated cases
All moneys paid into any court of the United States, or received by
the officers thereof, in any case pending or adjudicated in such court,
shall be forthwith deposited with the Treasurer of the United States or
a designated depositary, in the name and to the credit of such court.
This section shall not prevent the delivery of any such money to the
rightful owners upon security, according to agreement of parties, under
the direction of the court.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 960; Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 2(g)(4)(C),
Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1061.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 851 (R.S. Sec. 995; May
29, 1920, ch. 214, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 654).
Changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1982--Pub. L. 97-258 substituted ``Deposit of moneys in pending or
adjudicated cases'' for ``Deposit'' in section catchline.
Registry Administration Account
Pub. L. 100-459, title IV, Sec. 400, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2211,
provided: ``That any funds hereafter collected by the Judiciary as a
charge for services rendered in administering accounts kept in a court's
registry shall be deposited into a separate account entitled `Registry
Administration Account' in the Treasury of the United States. Such funds
shall remain available to the Judiciary until expended to
