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18 U.S.C. § 3161

Time limits and exclusions

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 3161, Time limits and exclusions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449784
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The following periods of delay shall be excluded in computing the time within which an information or an indictment must be filed, or in computing the time within which the trial of any such offense must commence: Any period of delay resulting from other proceedings concerning the defendant, including but not limited to— The factors, among others, which a judge shall consider in determining whether to grant a continuance under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph in any case are as follows: If the attorney for the Government knows that a person charged with an offense is serving a term of imprisonment in any penal institution, he shall promptly—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 93-619(S. 754)1975-01-03
    Speedy Trial Act of 1974
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-43(S. 961)1979-08-02
    Speedy Trial Act Amendments Act of 1979
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-473(H.J.Res. 648)1984-10-12
    A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-690(H.R. 5210)1988-11-18
    Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-650(H.R. 5316)1990-12-01
    Judicial Improvements Act of 1990
    House: 386–18Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-406(S. 3569)2008-10-13
    Judicial Administration and Technical Amendments Act of 2008
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally