18-U.S.C.-3585
§3585 – Calculation of A Term of Imprisonment
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- Reference: Section 3585
- Legend: §3585 – Calculation of A Term of Imprisonment
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Commencement of Sentence.—A sentence to a term of imprisonment commences on the date the defendant is received in custody awaiting transportation to, or arrives voluntarily to commence service of sentence at, the official detention facility at which the sentence is to be served.
(b) Credit for Prior Custody.—A defendant shall be given credit toward the service of a term of imprisonment for any time he has spent in official detention prior to the date the sentence commences—
(1) as a result of the offense for which the sentence was imposed; or
(2) as a result of any other charge for which the defendant was arrested after the commission of the offense for which the sentence was imposed;
that has not been credited against another sentence.
(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §212(a)(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2001.)
Effective Date
Section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of this section, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 3551 of this title.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
18-U.S.C.-3556 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Criminal Procedure
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18-U.S.C.-3556 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Sentences
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