Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§3149 Surrender of an Offender by a Surety
Title 18 › PART II — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 207 — RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS › § 3149
Summary
On an appearance bond, the bond’s guarantor (the surety) may arrest the person and must hand them to a U.S. marshal to be brought before a judge. The judge, under section 3148(b), decides whether to revoke the release and may absolve the surety under Rule 46; the person remains detained until released under this chapter or another law.
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Title 18, §3149
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A person charged with an offense, who is released upon the execution of an appearance bond with a surety, may be arrested by the surety, and if so arrested, shall be delivered promptly to a United States marshal and brought before a judicial officer. The judicial officer shall determine in accordance with the provisions of section 3148(b) whether to revoke the release of the person, and may absolve the surety of responsibility to pay all or part of the bond in accordance with the provisions of Rule 46 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The person so committed shall be held in official detention until released pursuant to this chapter or another provision of law.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 3149, added Pub. L. 89–465, § 3(a), June 22, 1966, 80 Stat. 216, related to release of material witnesses, prior to repeal in the revision of this chapter by section 203(a) of Pub. L. 98–473.
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18 U.S.C. § 3149
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102