Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
18 U.S.C. § 3148: Sanctions for violation of a release condition
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A person who has been released under section 3142 of this title , and who has violated a condition of his release, is subject to a revocation of release, an order of detention, and a prosecution for contempt of court. probable cause to believe that the person has committed a Federal, State, or local crime while on release; or clear and convincing evidence that the person has violated any other condition of release; and based on the factors set forth in section 3142(g) of this title , there is no condition or combination of conditions of release that will assure that the person will not flee or pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community; or the person is unlikely to abide by any condition or combination of conditions of release. The judicial officer may commence a prosecution for contempt, under section 401 of this title , if the person has violated a condition of release.
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