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18 U.S.C. § 3152 — Establishment of pretrial services
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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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**(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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**(a)** As used in sections 3141–3150 of this chapter—
(1) the term “judicial officer” means, unless otherwise indicated, any person or court authorized pursuant to [section 3041 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3041&num=0&edition=prelim), or the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, to detain or release a person before trial or sentencing or pending appeal in a court of the United States, and any judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia;
(2) the term “offense” means any criminal offense, other than an offense triable by court-martial, military commission, provost court, or other military tribunal, which is in violation of an Act of Congress and is triable in any court established by Act of Congress;
(3) the term “felony” means an offense punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of more than one year;
(4) the term “crime of violence” means—
(A) an offense that has as an element of the offense the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another;
(B) any other offense that is a felony and that, by its nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense; or
(C) any felony under chapter 77, 109A, 110, or 117; and
(5) the term “State” includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
**(b)** As used in sections 3152–3155 of this chapter—
(1) the term “judicial officer” means, unless otherwise indicated, any person or court authorized pursuant to [section 3041 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3041&num
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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 any case involving a defendant charged with an offense, the appropriate judicial officer, at the earliest practicable time, shall, after consultation with the counsel for the defendant and the attorney for the Government, set the case for trial on a day certain, or list it for trial on a weekly or other short-term trial calendar at a place within the judicial district, so as to assure a speedy trial.
**(b)** Any information or indictment charging an individual with the commission of an offense shall be filed within thirty days from the date on which such individual was arrested or served with a summons in connection with such charges. If an individual has been charged with a felony in a district in which no grand jury has been in session during such thirty-day period, the period of time for filing of the indictment shall be extended an additional thirty days.
**(c)**
(1) In any case in which a plea of not guilty is entered, the trial of a defendant charged in an information or indictment with the commission of an offense shall commence within seventy days from the filing date (and making public) of the information or indictment, or from the date the defendant has appeared before a judicial officer of the court in which such charge is pending, whichever date last occurs. If a defendant consents in writing to be tried before a magistrate judge on a complaint, the trial shall commence within seventy days from the date of such consent.
(2) Unless the defendant consents in writing to the contrary, the trial shall not commence less than thirty days from the date on which the defendant first appears through counsel or expressly waives counsel and elects to proceed pro se.
**(d)**
(1) If any indictment or information is dismissed upon motion of the defendant, o
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**(a)** The Director shall be the administrative officer of the courts, and under the supervision and direction of the Judicial Conference of the United States, shall:
(1) Supervise all administrative matters relating to the offices of clerks and other clerical and administrative personnel of the courts;
(2) Examine the state of the dockets of the courts; secure information as to the courts’ need of assistance; prepare and transmit semiannually to the chief judges of the circuits, statistical data and reports as to the business of the courts;
(3) Submit to the annual meeting of the Judicial Conference of the United States, at least two weeks prior thereto, a report of the activities of the Administrative Office and the state of the business of the courts, together with the statistical data submitted to the chief judges of the circuits under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, and the Director’s recommendations, which report, data and recommendations shall be public documents.
(4) Submit to Congress and the Attorney General copies of the report, data and recommendations required by paragraph (a)(3) of this section;
(5) Fix the compensation of clerks of court, deputies, librarians, criers, messengers, law clerks, secretaries, stenographers, clerical assistants, and other employees of the courts whose compensation is not otherwise fixed by law, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, pay on behalf of Justices and judges of the United States appointed to hold office during good behavior, United States magistrate judges, bankruptcy judges appointed under chapter 6 of this title, judges of the District Court of Guam, judges of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, judges of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, bankruptcy judges and magistrate j
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
[§ 3150a
(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a), Oct. 12,
1984, 98 Stat. 1984.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 3150, added Pub. L. 89–465, § 3(a), June
22, 1966, 80 Stat. 216, related to penalties for failure to
appear, prior to repeal in the revision of this chapter by
section 203(a) of Pub. L. 98–473.
[§ 3150a. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II,
§ 203(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1976]
Section, added Pub. L. 97–258, § 2(d)(3)(B), Sept. 13,
1982, 96 Stat. 1059; amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II,
§ 1410, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2178, related to refund of
forfeited bail. Section 1410 of Pub. L. 98–473 was subse-
quently repealed by Pub. L. 99–646, § 49, Nov. 10, 1986, 100
Stat. 3605.
§ 3151. Refund of forfeited bail
Appropriations available to refund money er-
roneously received and deposited in the Treas-
ury are available to refund any part of forfeited
bail deposited into the Treasury and ordered re-
mitted under the Federal Rules of Criminal Pro-
cedure.
(Added Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7084(a), Nov.
18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4408.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, referred to
in text, are set out in the Appendix to this title.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 3151, added Pub. L. 89–465, § 3(a), June
22, 1966, 80 Stat. 216, related to contempt power of
courts, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a),
Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1976.
§ 3152. Establishment of pretrial services
(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
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