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BOP Program Statement 5882.03 § 10

[DETERMINATION OF INDIGENCY BY U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE - INMATES IN

activein force · 1998-01-28 – presentact-effective-date

CONTRACT COMMUNITY-BASED FACILITIES OR STATE INSTITUTIONS §571.54.

a. Inmates with a committed fine, or fine and costs may be transferred

to contract community-based facilities, state institutions as boarders, or

state institutions for service of federal sentences running concurrently

with state sentences.]

If an inmate will have less than six months remaining until his or her

release date at the time of the expected transfer to a non-federal

facility, staff at the transferring institution are to ensure that the

processing instructions discussed in Attachment B are followed prior to the

inmate's transfer.

[b. Inmates with a committed fine, or fine and costs may be committed

directly to contract community-based facilities or state institutions as

boarders or may be designated to state institutions for service of federal

sentences running concurrently with state sentences.]

See Attachment C for processing instructions.

PS 5882.03

2/4/98

Page 8

[c. An inmate with a committed fine, or fine and costs who is imprisoned

in a contract community-based facility or state institution and desires to

make application for a determination of ability to pay the committed fine,

or fine and costs under 18 U.S.C. § 3569 may make application directly to

the U.S. Magistrate Judge.]

See Attachments B or C for processing instructions.

[d. Upon receipt of a finding by the U.S. Magistrate Judge that the

inmate is not indigent, Bureau staff shall forward a referral package to

the appropriate United States Attorney for a final determination as to the

inmate’s ability to pay the committed fine, or fine and costs.]

History

PS 5882.03 dated 1998-01-28

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