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sed release to the district court for any other district to which the person is required to proceed as a condition of his probation or release, or is permitted to proceed, with the concurrence of such court. A later transfer of jurisdiction may be made in the same manner. A court to which jurisdiction is transferred under this section is authorized to exercise all powers over the probationer or releasee that are permitted by this subchapter or subchapter B or D of chapter 227. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 98-473, title II, Sec. 212(a)(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2003.) -MISC1- 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. -End- -CITE- 18 USC Sec. 3606 01/19/04 -EXPCITE- TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CHAPTER 229 - POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION SUBCHAPTER A - PROBATION -HEAD- Sec. 3606. Arrest and return of a probationer -STATUTE- If there is probable cause to believe that a probationer or a person on supervised release has violated a condition of his probation or release, he may be arrested, and, upon arrest, shall be taken without unnecessary delay before the court having jurisdiction over him. A probation officer may make such an arrest wherever the probationer or releasee is found, and may make the arrest without a warrant. The court having supervision of the probationer or releasee, or, if there is no such court, the court last having supervision of the probationer or releasee, may issue a warrant for the arrest of a probationer or releasee for violation of a condition of release, and a probation officer or United States marshal may execute the warrant in the district in which the warrant was issued or in any district in which the probationer or releasee is found. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 98-473, title II, Sec. 212(a)(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2003.) -MISC1- 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. -End- -CITE- 18 USC Sec. 3607 01/19/04 -EXPCITE- TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CHAPTER 229 - POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION SUBCHAPTER A - PROBATION -HEAD- Sec. 3607. Special probation and expungement procedures for drug possessors -STATUTE- (a) Pre-judgment Probation. - If a person found guilty of an offense described in section 404 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 844) - (1) has not, prior to the commission of such offense, been convicted of violating a Federal or State law relating to controlled substances; and (2) has not previously been the subject of a disposition under this subsection; the court may, with the consent of such person, place him on probation for a term of not more than one year without entering a judgment of conviction. At any time before the expiration of the term of probation, if the person has not violated a condition of his probation, the court may, without entering a judgment of conviction, dismiss the proceedings against the person and discharge him from probation. At the expiration of the term of probation, if the person has not violated a condition of his probation, the court shall, without entering a judgment of conviction, dismiss the proceedings against the person and discharge him from probation. If the person violates a condition of his probation, the court shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of section 3565. (b) Record of Disposition. - A nonpublic record of a disposition under subsection (a), or a conviction that is the subject of an expungement order under subsection (c), shall be retained by the Department of Justice solely for the purpose of use by the courts in determining in any subsequent proceeding whether a person qualifies for the disposition provided in subsection (a) or the expungement provided in subsection (c). A disposition under subsection (a), or a conviction that is the subject of an expungement order under subsection (c), shall not be considered a conviction for the purpose of a disqualification or a disability imposed by law upon conviction of a crime, or for any other purpose. (c) Expungement of Record of Disposition. - If the case against a person found guilty of an offense under section 404 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 844) is the subject of a disposition under subsection (a), and the person was less than twenty-one years old at the time of the offense, the court shall enter an expungement order upon the application of such person. The expungement order shall direct that there be expunged from all official records, except the nonpublic records referred to in subsection (b), all references to his arrest for the offense, the institution of criminal proceedings against him, and the results thereof. The effect of the order shall be to restore such person, in the contemplation of the law, to the status he occupied before such arrest or institution of criminal proceedings. A person concerning whom such an order has been entered shall not be held thereafter under any provision of law to be guilty of perjury, false swearing, or making a false statement by reason of his failure to recite or acknowledge such arrests or institution of criminal proceedings, or the results thereof, in response to an inquiry made of him for any purpose. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 98-473, title II, Sec. 212(a)(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2003.) -MISC1- 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. -SECREF- SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in title 21 section 841. -End- -CITE- 18 USC Sec. 3608 01/19/04 -EXPCITE- TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CHAPTER 229 - POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION SUBCHAPTER A - PROBATION -HEAD- Sec. 3608. Drug testing of Federal offenders on post-conviction release -STATUTE- The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, establish a program of drug testing of Federal offenders on post-conviction release. The program shall include such standards and guidelines as the Director may determine necessary to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the drug testing programs. In each judicial district the chief probation officer shall arrange for the drug testing of defendants on post-conviction release pursuant to a conviction for a felony or other offense described in section 3563(a)(4).(!1) -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 103-322, title II, Sec. 20414(a)(1), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1830.) -REFTEXT- REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 3563(a)(4), referred to in text, probably means the par. (4) of section 3563(a) added by section 20414(b)(3) of Pub. L. 103-322, which was renumbered par. (5) by Pub. L. 104-132, title II, Sec. 203(1)(C), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1227. -FOOTNOTE- (!1) See References in Text note below. -End- -CITE- 18 USC SUBCHAPTER B - FINES 01/19/04 -EXPCITE- TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CHAPTER 229 - POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION SUBCHAPTER B - FINES -HEAD- SUBCHAPTER B - FINES -MISC1- SUBCHAPTER B - FINES (!1) Sec. 3611. Payment of a fine or restitution. 3612. Collection of an unpaid fine or restitution.(!2) 3613. Civil remedies for satisfaction of an unpaid fine. 3613A. Effect of default. 3614. Resentencing upon failure to pay a fine or restitution. 3615. Criminal default. AMENDMENTS 1996 - Pub. L. 104-132, title II, Sec. 207(d), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1240, amended table of sections generally, inserting "or restitution" after "fine" in items 3611, 3612, and 3614, reenacting items 3613 and 3615 without change, and adding item 3613A. 1994 - Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII, Sec. 330010(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2143, transferred analysis of this subchapter to follow heading for this subchapter. -SECREF- SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This subchapter is referred to in sections 3574, 3664 of this title. -FOOTNOTE- (!1) So in original. Probably should not appear. (!2) So in original. Does not conform to section catchline. -End- -CITE- 18 USC Sec. 3611 01/19/04 -EXPCITE- TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CHAPTER 229 - POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION SUBCHAPTER B - FINES -HEAD- Sec. 3611. Payment of a fine or restitution -STATUTE- A person who is sentenced to pay a fine, assessment, or restitution, shall pay the fine, assessment, or restitution (including any interest or penalty), as specified by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Such Director may specify that such payment be made to the clerk of the court or in the manner provided for under section 604(a)(18) of title 28, United States Code. -SOURCE- (Added Pub. L. 98-473, title II, Sec. 212(a)(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2004; amended Pub. L. 100-185, Sec. 10(a), Dec. 11, 1987, 101 Stat. 1283; Pub. L. 101-647, title XXXV, Sec. 3591, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4931; Pub. L. 104-132, title II, Sec. 207(c)(1), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1237.) -MISC1- PRIOR PROVISIONS For a prior section 3611, applicable to offenses committed prior to Nov. 1, 1987, see note set out preceding section 3601 of this title. AMENDMENTS 1996 - Pub. L. 104-132 substituted "Payment of a fine or restitution" for "Payment of a fine" in section catchline and ", assessment, or restitution, shall pay the fine, assessment, or restitution" for "or assessment shall pay the fine or assessment" in text. 1990 - Pub. L. 101-647 substituted "604(a)(18)" for "604(a)(17)". 1987 - Pub. L. 100-185 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "A person who has been sentenced to pay a fine pursuant to the provisions of subchapter C of chapter 227 shall pay the fine immediately, or by the time and method specified by the sentencing court, to the clerk of the court. The clerk shall forward the payment to the United States Treasury." EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 104-132 to be effective, to extent constitutionally permissible, for sentencing proceedings in cases in which defendant is convicted on or after Apr. 24, 1996, see section 211 of Pub. L. 104-132, set out as a note under section 2248 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1987 AMENDMENT Section 10(b) of Pub. L. 100-185 provided that: "The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to any fine imposed after October 31, 1988. Such amendment shall also apply with respect to any fine imposed on or before October 31, 1988, if the fine remains uncollected as of February 1, 1989, unless the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts determines further delay is necessary. If the Director so determines, the amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to any such fine imposed on or before October 31, 1988, if the fine remains uncollected as of May 1, 1989." 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. RECEIPT OF FINES - INTERIM PROVISIONS Section 9 of Pub. L. 100-185 provided that: "(a) November 1, 1987, to April 30, 1988. - Notwithstanding section 3611 of title 18, United States Code, a person who, during the period beginning on November 1, 1987, and ending on April 30, 1988, is sentenced to pay a fine or assessment shall pay the fine or assessment (including any interest or penalty) to the clerk of the court, with respect to an offense committed on or before December 31, 1984, and to the Attorney General, with respect to an offense committed after December 31, 1984. "(b) May 1, 1988, to October 31, 1988. - (1) Notwithstanding section 3611 of title 18, United States Code, a person who during the period beginning on May 1, 1988, and ending on October 31, 1988, is sentenced to pay a fine or assessment shall pay the fine or assessment in accordance with this subsection. "(2) In a case initiated by citation or violation notice, such person shall pay the fine or assessment (including any interest or penalty), as specified by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Such Director may specify that such payment be made to the clerk of the court or in the manner provided for under section 604(a)(17) of title 28, United States Code. "(3) In any other case, such person shall pay the fine or assessment (including any interest or penalty) to the clerk of the court, with respect to an offense committed on or before December 31, 1984, and to the Attorney General, with respect to an offense committed after December 31, 1984." -End- -CITE- 18 USC Sec. 3612 01/19/04 -EXPCITE- TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CHAPTER 229 - POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION SUBCHAPTER B - FINES -HEAD- Sec. 3612. Collection of unpaid fine or restitution -STATUTE- (a) Notification of Receipt and Related Matters. - The clerk or the person designated under section 604(a)(18) of title 28 shall notify the Attorney General of each receipt of a payment with respect to which a certification is made under subsection (b), together with other appropriate information relating to such payment. The notification shall be provided - (1) in such manner as may be agreed upon by the Attorney General and the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; and (2) within 15 days after the receipt or at such other time as may be determined jointly by the Attorney General and the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. If the fifteenth day under paragraph (2) is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal public holiday, the clerk, or the person designated under section 604(a)(18) of title 28, shall provide notification not later than the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal public holiday. (b) Information to be Included in Judgment; Judgment to be Transmitted to Attorney General. - (1) A judgment or order imposing, modifying, or remitting a fine or restitution order of more than $100 shall include - (A) the name, social security account number, mailing address, and residence address of the defendant; (B) the docket number of the case; (C) the original amount of the fine or restitution order and the amount that is due and unpaid; (D) the schedule of payments (if other than immediate payment is permitted under section 3572(d)); (E) a description of any modification or remission; (F) if other than immediate payment is permitted, a requirement that, until the fine or restitution order is paid in full, the defendant notify the Attorney General of any change in the mailing address or residence address of the defendant not later than thirty days after the change occurs; and (G) in the case of a restitution order, information sufficient to identify each victim to whom restitution is owed. It shall be the responsibility of each victim to notify the Attorney General, or the appropriate entity of the court, by means of a form to be provided by the Attorney General or the court, of any change in the victim's mailing address while restitution is still owed the victim. The confidentiality of any information relating to a victim shall be maintained. (2) Not later than ten days after entry of the judgment or order, the court shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment or order to the Attorney General. (c) Responsibility for Collection. - The Attorney General shall be responsible for collection of an unpaid fine or restitution concerning which a certification has been issued as provided in subsection (b). An order of restitution, pursuant to section 3556, does not create any right of action against the United States by the person to whom restitution is ordered to be paid. Any money received from a defendant shall be disbursed so that each of the following obligations is paid in full in the following sequence: (1) A penalty assessment under section 3013 of title 18, United States Code. (2) Restitution of all victims. (3) All other fines, penalties, costs, and other payments required under the sentence. (d) Notification of Delinquency. - Within ten working days after a fine or restitution is determined to be delinquent as provided in section 3572(h), the Attorney General shall notify the person whose fine or restitution is delinquent, to inform the person of the delinquency. (e) Notification of Default. - Within ten working days after a fine or restitution is determined to be in default as provided in section 3572(i), the Attorney General shall notify the person defaulting to inform the person that the fine or restitution is in default and the entire unpaid balance, including interest and penalties, is due within thirty days. 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