§3555 — Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure | U.S. Code

Summary

When someone is found guilty of fraud or another crime that used deliberate deception, the judge can require them to tell the victims about the conviction and explain what happened. The judge can set the form of the notice — by mail, by ads in certain places or media, or by other suitable means. The judge must weigh the usual sentencing factors and the cost of giving notice compared to the victims’ losses. The judge cannot make the defendant pay more than $20,000 for the notice.

Title 18, §3555

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The court, in imposing a sentence on a defendant who has been found guilty of an offense involving fraud or other intentionally deceptive practices, may order, in addition to the sentence that is imposed pursuant to the provisions of section 3551, that the defendant give reasonable notice and explanation of the conviction, in such form as the court may approve, to the victims of the offense. The notice may be ordered to be given by mail, by advertising in designated areas or through designated media, or by other appropriate means. In determining whether to require the defendant to give such notice, the court shall consider the factors set forth in section 3553(a) to the extent that they are applicable and shall consider the cost involved in giving the notice as it relates to the loss caused by the offense, and shall not require the defendant to bear the costs of notice in excess of $20,000.

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Effective Date

Section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of this section, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 3551 of this title.

§3555 Order of notice to victims

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Title 18, §3555

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