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Summary

It says when the time limits for federal criminal cases start to run. The rules in 3161(b) apply to anyone arrested or given a summons on or after the end of the 12-calendar-month period after July 1, 1975. If a person was arrested or summonsed before that end date and no information or indictment was filed before then, the clock starts on that end date. The rules in 3161(c) apply to charges in informations or indictments filed on or after that same end date, and for charges filed before that date the clock also starts on that end date. Unless section 3174(c) changes it, section 3162 takes effect and applies to cases begun by arrest or summons and to informations or indictments filed on or after July 1, 1980.

Title 18, §3163

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(a)The time limitation in section 3161(b) of this chapter—

(1)shall apply to all individuals who are arrested or served with a summons on or after the date of expiration of the twelve-calendar-month period following July 1, 1975; and

(2)shall commence to run on such date of expiration to all individuals who are arrested or served with a summons prior to the date of expiration of such twelve-calendar-month period, in connection with the commission of an offense, and with respect to which offense no information or indictment has been filed prior to such date of expiration.

(b)The time limitation in section 3161(c) of this chapter—

(1)shall apply to all offenses charged in informations or indictments filed on or after the date of expiration of the twelve-calendar-month period following July 1, 1975; and

(2)shall commence to run on such date of expiration as to all offenses charged in informations or indictments filed prior to that date.

(c)Subject to the provisions of section 3174(c), section 3162 of this chapter shall become effective and apply to all cases commenced by arrest or summons, and all informations or indictments filed, on or after July 1, 1980.

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1979—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–43 substituted provision that section 3162 of this title was to become effective and apply to all cases commenced by arrest or summons, and all informations and indictments filed, on or after

July 1, 1980, subject to section 3174(c) of this title, for provision that such section was to become effective after the date of expiration of the fourth twelve-calendar-month period following

July 1, 1975.

§3163 Effective Dates

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Title 18, §3163

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