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18 U.S.C. § 3602 — Appointment of probation officers
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**(a) Appointment.—** A district court of the United States shall appoint qualified persons to serve, with or without compensation, as probation officers within the jurisdiction and under the direction of the court making the appointment. A person appointed as a probation officer in one district may serve in another district with the consent of the appointing court and the court in the other district. The appointing court may, for cause, remove a probation officer appointed to serve with compensation, and may, in its discretion, remove a probation officer appointed to serve without compensation.
**(b) Record of Appointment.—** The order of appointment shall be entered on the records of the court, a copy of the order shall be delivered to the officer appointed, and a copy shall be sent to the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
**(c) Chief Probation Officer.—** If the court appoints more than one probation officer, one may be designated by the court as chief probation officer and shall direct the work of all probation officers serving in the judicial district.
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**(a) Appointment.—** A district court of the United States shall appoint qualified persons to serve, with or without compensation, as probation officers within the jurisdiction and under the direction of the court making the appointment. A person appointed as a probation officer in one district may serve in another district with the consent of the appointing court and the court in the other district. The appointing court may, for cause, remove a probation officer appointed to serve with compensation, and may, in its discretion, remove a probation officer appointed to serve without compensation.
**(b) Record of Appointment.—** The order of appointment shall be entered on the records of the court, a copy of the order shall be delivered to the officer appointed, and a copy shall be sent to the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
**(c) Chief Probation Officer.—** If the court appoints more than one probation officer, one may be designated by the court as chief probation officer and shall direct the work of all probation officers serving in the judicial district.
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**(a) In General.—** Except as otherwise specifically provided, a defendant who has been found guilty of an offense described in any Federal statute, including sections 13 and 1153 of this title, other than an Act of Congress applicable exclusively in the District of Columbia or the Uniform Code of Military Justice, shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of this chapter so as to achieve the purposes set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 3553(a)(2) to the extent that they are applicable in light of all the circumstances of the case.
**(b) Individuals.—** An individual found guilty of an offense shall be sentenced, in accordance with the provisions of section 3553, to—
(1) a term of probation as authorized by subchapter B;
(2) a fine as authorized by subchapter C; or
(3) a term of imprisonment as authorized by subchapter D.
A sentence to pay a fine may be imposed in addition to any other sentence. A sanction authorized by section 3554, 3555, or 3556 may be imposed in addition to the sentence required by this subsection.
**(c) Organizations.—** An organization found guilty of an offense shall be sentenced, in accordance with the provisions of section 3553, to—
(1) a term of probation as authorized by subchapter B; or
(2) a fine as authorized by subchapter C.
A sentence to pay a fine may be imposed in addition to a sentence to probation. A sanction authorized by section 3554, 3555, or 3556 may be imposed in addition to the sentence required by this subsection.
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**(a)** On and after the date of the enactment of the Pretrial Services Act of 1982, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Director”) shall, under the supervision and direction of the Judicial Conference of the United States, provide directly, or by contract or otherwise (to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts), for the establishment of pretrial services in each judicial district (other than the District of Columbia). Pretrial services established under this section shall be supervised by a chief probation officer appointed under [section 3654 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3654&num=0&edition=prelim) or by a chief pretrial services officer selected under subsection (c) of this section.
**(b)** Beginning eighteen months after the date of the enactment of the Pretrial Services Act of 1982, if an appropriate United States district court and the circuit judicial council jointly recommend the establishment under this subsection of pretrial services in a particular district, pretrial services shall be established under the general authority of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
**(c)** The pretrial services established under subsection (b) of this section shall be supervised by a chief pretrial services officer appointed by the district court. The chief pretrial services officer appointed under this subsection shall be an individual other than one serving under authority of [section 3602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3602&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 3602
1 So in original. Probably should not appear.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–391, title I, § 101(b), Dec. 21, 2018, 132
Stat. 5208, added item for subchapter D.
SUBCHAPTER A—PROBATION
SUBCHAPTER A—PROBATION 1
Sec.
3601.
Supervision of probation.
3602.
Appointment of probation officers.
3603.
Duties of probation officers.
3604.
Transportation of a probationer.
3605.
Transfer of jurisdiction over a probationer.
3606.
Arrest and return of a probationer.
3607.
Special probation and expungement proce-
dures for drug possessors.
3608.
Drug testing of Federal offenders on post-con-
viction release.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–322, title II, § 20414(a)(2), title
XXXIII, § 330010(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1830, 2143,
transferred analysis of this subchapter to follow head-
ing for this subchapter and added item 3608.
1990—Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3590, Nov. 29, 1990,
104 Stat. 4930, substituted ‘‘possessors’’ for ‘‘possessor’’
in item 3607.
§ 3601. Supervision of probation
A person who has been sentenced to probation
pursuant to the provisions of subchapter B of
chapter 227, or placed on probation pursuant to
the provisions of chapter 403, or placed on super-
vised release pursuant to the provisions of sec-
tion 3583, shall, during the term imposed, be su-
pervised by a probation officer to the degree
warranted by the conditions specified by the
sentencing court.
(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 212(a)(2), Oct. 12,
1984, 98 Stat. 2001.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to
offenses committed after the taking effect of this sec-
tion, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a
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