18 USC § 3566 - Implementation of a sentence of probation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s3566"
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title: "18 USC § 3566 - Implementation of a sentence of probation"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3566"
section_name: "Implementation of a sentence of probation"
chapter_number: 227
chapter_name: "SENTENCES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "PROBATION"
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. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1995.)"
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# § 3566. Implementation of a sentence of probation

The implementation of a sentence of probation is governed by the provisions of subchapter A of chapter 229.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1995.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

For prior sections 3566 to 3570, applicable to offenses committed prior to , see note set out preceding .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of this section, see , set out as a note under .