US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

18 U.S.C. § 3013

Special assessment on convicted persons

(a)
The court shall assess on any person convicted of an offense against the United States—
(1)
in the case of an infraction or a misdemeanor—
(A)
if the defendant is an individual—
(i)
the amount of $5 in the case of an infraction or a class C misdemeanor;
(ii)
the amount of $10 in the case of a class B misdemeanor; and
(iii)
the amount of $25 in the case of a class A misdemeanor; and
(B)
if the defendant is a person other than an individual—
(i)
the amount of $25 in the case of an infraction or a class C misdemeanor;
(ii)
the amount of $50 in the case of a class B misdemeanor; and
(iii)
the amount of $125 in the case of a class A misdemeanor;
(2)
in the case of a felony—
(A)
the amount of $100 if the defendant is an individual; and
(B)
the amount of $400 if the defendant is a person other than an individual.
(b)
Such amount so assessed shall be collected in the manner that fines are collected in criminal cases.
(c)
The obligation to pay an assessment ceases five years after the date of the judgment. This subsection shall apply to all assessments irrespective of the date of imposition.
(d)
section 13 of this title For the purposes of this section, an offense under is an offense against the United States.

Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1405(a)98 Stat. 2174Pub. L. 100–185, § 3101 Stat. 1279Pub. L. 100–690, title VII102 Stat. 4407Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, § 3569104 Stat. 4928Pub. L. 104–132, title II, § 210110 Stat. 1240Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, § 601(r)(4)110 Stat. 3502(Added , , ; amended , , ; , §§ 7082(b), 7085, , , 4408; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 104–2941996—Subsec. (a)(2). struck out “not less than” before “$100” in subpar. (A) and before “$400” in subpar. (B).

Pub. L. 104–132 substituted “not less than $100” for “$50” in subpar. (A) and “not less than $400” for “$200” in subpar. (B).

Pub. L. 101–6471990—Subsec. (a)(1)(B). substituted “an infraction” for “a infraction” in cl. (i) and a semicolon for a period at end of cl. (iii).

Pub. L. 100–690, § 70851988—Subsec. (a)(1). , amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “in the case of a misdemeanor—

“(A) the amount of $25 if the defendant is an individual; and

“(B) the amount of $100 if the defendant is a person other than an individual; and”.

Pub. L. 100–690, § 7082(b)Subsec. (c). , inserted at end “This subsection shall apply to all assessments irrespective of the date of imposition.”

Pub. L. 100–1851987—Subsecs. (c), (d). added subsecs. (c) and (d).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Pub. L. 104–132section 211 of Pub. L. 104–132section 2248 of this titleAmendment by effective, to extent constitutionally permissible, for sentencing proceedings in cases in which defendant is convicted on or after , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date

section 1409(a) of Pub. L. 98–473section 20101 of Title 34Section effective 30 days after , see , set out as a note under , Crime Control and Law Enforcement.