Title 18Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73

§3151 Refund of forfeited bail

Title 18 › Part PART II— - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › Chapter CHAPTER 207— - RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS › § 3151

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Title 18, §3151

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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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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 Pub. L. 89–465, § 3(a), June 22, 1966, 80 Stat. 216, related to contempt power of courts, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1976.

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18 U.S.C. § 3151

Title 18Crimes and Criminal Procedure

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Apr 6, 2026

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