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28 U.S.C. § 1915

Proceedings in forma pauperis

United States · Title 28 — JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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28 U.S.C. § 1915, Proceedings in forma pauperis, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/465392
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Notwithstanding subsection (a), if a prisoner brings a civil action or files an appeal in forma pauperis, the prisoner shall be required to pay the full amount of a filing fee. The court shall assess and, when funds exist, collect, as a partial payment of any court fees required by law, an initial partial filing fee of 20 percent of the greater of— Notwithstanding any filing fee, or any portion thereof, that may have been paid, the court shall dismiss the case at any time if the court determines that— the action or appeal—

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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.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. 96-82(S. 237)1979-10-10
    Federal Magistrate Act of 1979
    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. 104-134(H.R. 3019)1996-04-26
    Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996
    House: 399–25Senate: 88–11
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-140(S.J.Res. 53)1996-05-02
    A joint resolution making corrections to Public Law 104-134.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally