Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 1991

Fees; persons appointed to execute process

section 1989 of this titleEvery person appointed to execute process under shall be entitled to a fee of $5 for each party he may arrest and take before any United States magistrate judge, with such other fees as may be deemed reasonable by the magistrate judge for any additional services necessarily performed by him, such as attending at the examination, keeping the prisoner in custody, and providing him with food and lodging during his detention, and until the final determination of the magistrate judge; such fees to be made up in conformity with the fees usually charged by the officers of the courts of justice within the proper district or county, as near as may be practicable, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States on the certificate of the judge of the district within which the arrest is made, and to be recoverable from the defendant as part of the judgment in case of conviction.

Pub. L. 90–578, title IV, § 402(b)(2)82 Stat. 1118 Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 321104 Stat. 5117 (R.S. § 1987; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Apr. 9, 1866, ch. 31, § 7 14 Stat. 29 May 31, 1870, ch. 114, § 12 16 Stat. 143 R.S. § 1987 derived from acts , ; , .

section 53 of Title 8Section was formerly classified to , Aliens and Nationality.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 321 of Pub. L. 101–650section 631 of Title 28Pub. L. 90–578“United States magistrate judge” and “magistrate judge” substituted in text for “magistrate” wherever appearing pursuant to , set out as a note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Previously, “magistrate” substituted for “commissioner” pursuant to . See chapter 43 (§ 631 et seq.) of Title 28.