2019 US Code
Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Part II - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 229 - Postsentence Administration
Subchapter B - Fines
Sec. 3614 - Resentencing upon failure to pay a fine or restitution
18 U.S.C. § 3614 (2019) |
§3614. Resentencing upon failure to pay a fine or restitution |
(a) Resentencing.—Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), if a defendant knowingly fails to pay a delinquent fine or restitution the court may resentence the defendant to any sentence which might originally have been imposed. (b) Imprisonment.—The defendant may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment under subsection (a) only if the court determines that— (1) the defendant willfully refused to pay the delinquent fine or had failed to make sufficient bona fide efforts to pay the fine; or (2) in light of the nature of the offense and the characteristics of the person, alternatives to imprisonment are not adequate to serve the purposes of punishment and deterrence. (c) Effect of Indigency.—In no event shall a defendant be incarcerated under this section solely on the basis of inability to make payments because the defendant is indigent. |
(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §212(a)(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2006; amended Pub. L. 104–132, title II, §207(c)(5), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1240.) |
PRIOR PROVISIONS
For a prior section 3614, applicable to offenses committed prior to Nov. 1, 1987, see note set out preceding section 3601 of this title. AMENDMENTS1996—Pub. L. 104–232, §207(c)(5)(A), inserted "or restitution" after "fine" in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–232, §207(c)(5)(B), inserted "or restitution" after "fine". Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–232, §207(c)(5)(C), added subsec. (c). EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 104–132 to be 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 Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of this section, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 3551 of this title. |
United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
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Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CHAPTER 229 - POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION SUBCHAPTER B - FINES Sec. 3614 - Resentencing upon failure to pay a fine or restitution |
section 3614 |
2019 |
January 24, 2020 |
Yes |
standard |
98 Stat. 2006 110 Stat. 1240 |
Public Law 98-473, Public Law 104-132, Public Law 104-232 |