18 USC § 3151 - Refund of forfeited bail

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title: "18 USC § 3151 - Refund of forfeited bail"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3151"
section_name: "Refund of forfeited bail"
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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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7084(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4408.)"
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# § 3151. Refund of forfeited bail

Appropriations available to refund money erroneously received and deposited in the Treasury are available to refund any part of forfeited bail deposited into the Treasury and ordered remitted under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7084(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4408.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, referred to in text, are set out in the Appendix to this title.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 3151, added , , , related to contempt power of courts, prior to repeal by , , .