Title 28Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73

§2041 Deposit of moneys in pending or adjudicated cases

Title 28 › Part PART V— - PROCEDURE › Chapter CHAPTER 129— - MONEYS PAID INTO COURT › § 2041

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Money paid into a U.S. court must go immediately to the U.S. Treasury or a depository and be kept for the court. The court may release it to the rightful owners if they provide security.

Full Legal Text

Title 28, §2041

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All moneys paid into any court of the United States, or received by the officers thereof, in any case pending or adjudicated in such court, shall be forthwith deposited with the Treasurer of the United States or a designated depositary, in the name and to the credit of such court. This section shall not prevent the delivery of any such money to the rightful owners upon security, according to agreement of parties, under the direction of the court.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 851 (R.S. § 995; May 29, 1920, ch. 214, § 1, 41 Stat. 654). Changes were made in phraseology.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1982—Pub. L. 97–258 substituted “Deposit of moneys in pending or adjudicated cases” for “Deposit” in section catchline.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Registry Administration Account Pub. L. 100–459, title IV, § 400, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2211, provided: “That any funds hereafter collected by the Judiciary as a charge for services rendered in administering accounts kept in a court’s registry shall be deposited into a separate account entitled ‘Registry Administration Account’ in the Treasury of the United States. Such funds shall remain available to the Judiciary until expended to reimburse any appropriation for the amount paid out of such appropriation for expenses of the Courts of Appeals, District Courts and Other Judicial Services and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts”.

Reference

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Citation

28 U.S.C. § 2041

Title 28Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73