§ 3147. — Penalty for an offense committed while on release.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC3147]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART II--CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 207--RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Sec. 3147. Penalty for an offense committed while on release
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, Sec. 203(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat.
1983; amended Pub. L. 98-473, title II, Sec. 223(g), Oct. 12, 1984, 98
Stat. 2028; Pub. L. 99-646, Sec. 55(g), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3610.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3147, added Pub. L. 89-465, Sec. 3(a), June 22,
1966, 80 Stat. 215, related to appeals from conditions of release, prior
to repeal in the revision of this chapter by section 203(a) of Pub. L.
98-473.
Amendments
1986--Pub. L. 99-646 substituted ``under'' for ``pursuant to'' in
two places and ``for the offense,'' for ``for the offense''.
1984--Pub. L. 98-473, Sec. 223(g), struck out ``not less than two
years and'' after ``imprisonment of'' in par. (1), and ``not less than
ninety days and'' after ``imprisonment of'' in par. (2).
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99-646 effective 30 days after Nov. 10, 1986,
see section 55(j) of Pub. L. 99-646, set out as a note under section
3141 of this title.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-473 effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable
only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such amendment,
see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98-473, set out as an Effective Date
note under section 3551 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3156 of this title; title 8
section 1535; title 28 section 994.