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18 U.S.C. 4109: Right to counsel, appointment of counsel

Created in 1977 by Public Law 95-144. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 18 U.S.C. 3006A, 18 U.S.C. 4100, 28 U.S.C. 636.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–647 substituted "section 3006A of this title" for "the Criminal Justice Act (18 U.S.C. 3006A)" in par. (1) and for "the Criminal Justice Act (18 U.S.C. 3006(a))" in par. (2). · (a)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–690 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c).

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–258 substituted "section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31" for "section 3648 of the Revised Statutes as amended (31 U.S.C. 529)". · (2)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.