US Code

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

18 U.S.C. § 3147

Penalty for an offense committed while on release

A person convicted of an offense committed while released under this chapter shall be sentenced, in addition to the sentence prescribed for the offense, to—
(1)
a term of imprisonment of not more than ten years if the offense is a felony; or
(2)
a term of imprisonment of not more than one year if the offense is a misdemeanor.
A term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any other sentence of imprisonment.

Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a)98 Stat. 1983Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 223(g)98 Stat. 2028Pub. L. 99–646, § 55(g)100 Stat. 3610(Added , , ; amended , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 89–465, § 3(a)80 Stat. 215section 203(a) of Pub. L. 98–473A prior section 3147, added , , , related to appeals from conditions of release, prior to repeal in the revision of this chapter by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 99–6461986— substituted “under” for “pursuant to” in two places and “for the offense,” for “for the offense”.

Pub. L. 98–473, § 223(g)1984—, struck out “not less than two years and” after “imprisonment of” in par. (1), and “not less than ninety days and” after “imprisonment of” in par. (2).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Pub. L. 99–646section 55(j) of Pub. L. 99–646section 3141 of this titleAmendment by effective 30 days after , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–473section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473section 3551 of this titleAmendment by effective , and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such amendment, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .