18 U.S.C. § 3599
Counsel for financially unable defendants
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 3599, Counsel for financially unable defendants, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449986
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in every criminal action in which a defendant is charged with a crime which may be punishable by death, a defendant who is or becomes financially unable to obtain adequate representation or investigative, expert, or other reasonably necessary services at any time either—
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.
- USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
- Judicial Administration and Technical Amendments Act of 2008House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally