Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§3604 Transportation of a Probationer
Title 18 › Part II— CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › Chapter 229— POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter A— PROBATION › § 3604
Summary
A judge who puts someone on probation can order a U.S. marshal to give that person transportation to the place they must go for probation and to provide money for basic travel expenses, up to the limit set by the Attorney General.
Full Legal Text
Title 18, §3604
Crimes and Criminal Procedure — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
A court, after imposing a sentence of probation, may direct a United States marshal to furnish the probationer with—
(a)transportation to the place to which he is required to proceed as a condition of his probation; and
(b)money, not to exceed such amount as the Attorney General may prescribe, for subsistence expenses while traveling to his destination.
Legislative History
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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.
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Citation
18 U.S.C. § 3604
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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