18 USC § 3147 - Penalty for an offense committed while on release

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s3147"
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title: "18 USC § 3147 - Penalty for an offense committed while on release"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3147"
section_name: "Penalty for an offense committed while on release"
chapter_number: 207
chapter_name: "RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS"
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: "(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1983; amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 223(g), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2028; Pub. L. 99–646, § 55(g), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3610.)"
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# § 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1983; amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 223(g), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2028; Pub. L. 99–646, § 55(g), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3610.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3147, added , , , related to appeals from conditions of release, prior to repeal in the revision of this chapter by .

### Amendments

1986— substituted “under” for “pursuant to” in two places and “for the offense,” for “for the offense”.

1984—, 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).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Amendment by  effective 30 days after , see , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such amendment, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .