Us Code § 4086 - Temporary safe-keeping of federal offenders by marshals

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§ 4086. Temporary safe-keeping of federal offenders by marshals

United States marshals shall provide for the safe-keeping of any person arrested, or held under authority of any enactment of Congress pending commitment to an institution.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 851.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§691, 692, (R.S. §§5537, 5538).

Said section 691 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., is superseded by sections 753b and 753c of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which are incorporated in sections 4002, 4003 and 4042 of this title.

This section is rewritten to retain the intent of section 692 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which was to insure a safekeeping of United States prisoners until their commitment or confinement in Federal penal institutions. The language conforms with that of said sections 692 and 753b.

Minor changes were made in phraseology.

CHAPTER 306—TRANSFER TO OR FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Sec.
4100.
Scope and limitation of chapter.
4101.
Definitions.
4102.
Authority of the Attorney General.
4103.
Applicability of United States laws.
4104.
Transfer of offenders on probation.
4105.
Transfer of offenders serving sentence of imprisonment.
4106.
Transfer of offenders on parole; parole of offenders transferred.
4106A.
Transfer of offenders on parole; parole of offenders transferred.
4107.
Verification of consent of offender to transfer from the United States.
4108.
Verification of consent of offender to transfer to the United States.
4109.
Right to counsel, appointment of counsel.
4110.
Transfer of juveniles.
4111.
Prosecution barred by foreign conviction.
4112.
Loss of rights, disqualification.
4113.
Status of alien offender transferred to a foreign country.
4114.
Return of transferred offenders.
4115.
Execution of sentences imposing an obligation to make restitution or reparations.

        

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1988—Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, §7101(c), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4415, added item 4106A.

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