18 USC § 3048 - Commitment to another district; removal—(Rule)

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title: "18 USC § 3048 - Commitment to another district; removal—(Rule)"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3048"
section_name: "Commitment to another district; removal—(Rule)"
chapter_number: 203
chapter_name: "ARREST AND COMMITMENT"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 817; Pub. L. 90–578, title III, § 301(a)(3), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1115; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)"
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# § 3048. Commitment to another district; removal—(Rule)

### See Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Arrest in nearby or distant districts; informative statement by judge or magistrate judge; hearing and removal; warrant; Rule 40.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 817; Pub. L. 90–578, title III, § 301(a)(3), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1115; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1968— substituted “magistrate” for “commissioner”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Words “magistrate judge” substituted for “magistrate” in text pursuant to , set out as a note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.