Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 3013: Special assessment on convicted persons

Civil

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This statute establishes special financial assessments imposed on convicted persons based on offense severity, collected like criminal fines, with obligation ending five years after judgment.

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the amount of $5 in the case of an infraction or a class C misdemeanor; the amount of $10 in the case of a class B misdemeanor; and the amount of $25 in the case of a class A misdemeanor; and the amount of $25 in the case of an infraction or a class C misdemeanor; the amount of $50 in the case of a class B misdemeanor; and the amount of $125 in the case of a class A misdemeanor; the amount of $100 if the defendant is an individual; and the amount of $400 if the defendant is a person other than an individual. Such amount so assessed shall be collected in the manner that fines are collected in criminal cases. 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. For the purposes of this section, an offense under section 13 of this title is an offense against the United States.

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