2011 US Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 3001 - 3771)
Chapter 201 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 3001 - 3013)
Section 3013 - Special assessment on convicted persons
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CHAPTER 201 - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 3013 - Special assessment on convicted persons |
Contains | section 3013 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 98-473, title II, §1405(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2174; amended Pub. L. 100-185, §3, Dec. 11, 1987, 101 Stat. 1279; Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, §§7082(b), 7085, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4407, 4408; Pub. L. 101-647, title XXXV, §3569, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4928; Pub. L. 104-132, title II, §210, Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1240; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, §601(r)(4), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3502. |
Statutes at Large References | 98 Stat. 2174 101 Stat. 1279 102 Stat. 4407 104 Stat. 4928 110 Stat. 1240, 3502 |
Public Law References | Public Law 98-473, Public Law 100-185, Public Law 100-690, Public Law 101-647, Public Law 104-132, Public Law 104-294 |
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(a) The court shall assess on any person convicted of an offense against the United States—
(1) in the case of an infraction or a misdemeanor—
(A) if the defendant is an individual—
(i) the amount of $5 in the case of an infraction or a class C misdemeanor;
(ii) the amount of $10 in the case of a class B misdemeanor; and
(iii) the amount of $25 in the case of a class A misdemeanor; and
(B) if the defendant is a person other than an individual—
(i) the amount of $25 in the case of an infraction or a class C misdemeanor;
(ii) the amount of $50 in the case of a class B misdemeanor; and
(iii) the amount of $125 in the case of a class A misdemeanor;
(2) in the case of a felony—
(A) the amount of $100 if the defendant is an individual; and
(B) the amount of $400 if the defendant is a person other than an individual.
(b) Such amount so assessed shall be collected in the manner that fines are collected in criminal cases.
(c) The obligation to pay an assessment ceases five years after the date of the judgment. This subsection shall apply to all assessments irrespective of the date of imposition.
(d) For the purposes of this section, an offense under section 13 of this title is an offense against the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §1405(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2174; amended Pub. L. 100–185, §3, Dec. 11, 1987, 101 Stat. 1279; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, §§7082(b), 7085, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4407, 4408; Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, §3569, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4928; Pub. L. 104–132, title II, §210, Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1240; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §601(r)(4), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3502.)
Amendments1996—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 104–294 struck out “not less than” before “$100” in subpar. (A) and before “$400” in subpar. (B).
Pub. L. 104–132 substituted “not less than $100” for “$50” in subpar. (A) and “not less than $400” for “$200” in subpar. (B).
1990—Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 101–647 substituted “an infraction” for “a infraction” in cl. (i) and a semicolon for a period at end of cl. (iii).
1988—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–690, §7085, amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “in the case of a misdemeanor—
“(A) the amount of $25 if the defendant is an individual; and
“(B) the amount of $100 if the defendant is a person other than an individual; and”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–690, §7082(b), inserted at end “This subsection shall apply to all assessments irrespective of the date of imposition.”
1987—Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 100–185 added subsecs. (c) and (d).
Effective Date of 1996 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 104–132 effective, to extent constitutionally permissible, for sentencing proceedings in cases in which defendant is convicted on or after Apr. 24, 1996, see section 211 of Pub. L. 104–132, set out as a note under section 2248 of this title.
Effective DateSection effective 30 days after Oct. 12, 1984, see section 1409(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 10601 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
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