18 U.S.C. § 5033

Custody prior to appearance before magistrate judge

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

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Whenever a juvenile is taken into custody for an alleged act of juvenile delinquency, the arresting officer shall immediately advise such juvenile of his legal rights, in language comprehensive to a juvenile, and shall immediately notify the Attorney General and the juvenile’s parents, guardian, or custodian of such custody. The arresting officer shall also notify the parents, guardian, or custodian of the rights of the juvenile and of the nature of the alleged offense. The juvenile shall be taken before a magistrate judge forthwith. In no event shall the juvenile be detained for longer than a reasonable period of time before being brought before a magistrate judge.

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. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

Amended byPub. L. 93-415(S. 821)1974-09-07
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974
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