18 USC § 3013 - Special assessment on convicted persons

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title: "18 USC § 3013 - Special assessment on convicted persons"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3013"
section_name: "Special assessment on convicted persons"
chapter_number: 201
chapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
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last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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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.)"
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# § 3013. Special assessment on convicted persons

**(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.

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**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.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1996—Subsec. (a)(2).  struck out “not less than” before “$100” in subpar. (A) and before “$400” in subpar. (B).

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).  substituted “an infraction” for “a infraction” in cl. (i) and a semicolon for a period at end of cl. (iii).

1988—Subsec. (a)(1). , 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). , inserted at end “This subsection shall apply to all assessments irrespective of the date of imposition.”

1987—Subsecs. (c), (d).  added subsecs. (c) and (d).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by  effective, to extent constitutionally permissible, for sentencing proceedings in cases in which defendant is convicted on or after , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date

Section effective 30 days after , see , set out as a note under , Crime Control and Law Enforcement.