21 USC § 850 - Information for sentencing

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identifier: "/us/usc/t21/s850"
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title: "21 USC § 850 - Information for sentencing"
title_number: 21
title_name: "FOOD AND DRUGS"
section_number: "850"
section_name: "Information for sentencing"
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Offenses and Penalties"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 410, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1269.)"
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# 1 Information for sentencing

See References in Text note below.

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Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter or section 242a(a)  of title 42, no limitation shall be placed on the information concerning the background, character, and conduct of a person convicted of an offense which a court of the United States may receive and consider for the purpose of imposing an appropriate sentence under this subchapter or subchapter II.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 410, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1269.)

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