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U.S.S.G. §7C1.5
Term of Imprisonment—Supervised Release (Policy Statement)
Unless otherwise required by statute, and subject to an individualized assessment, the recommended range of imprisonment applicable upon revocation is
set forth in the following table:
Supervised Release Revocation Table
(in months of imprisonment)
Criminal History Category*
Grade of
Violation I II III IV V VI
Grade C 3–9 4–10 5–11 6–12 7–13 8–14
Grade B 4–10 6–12 8–14 12–18 18–24 21–27
Grade A (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) below:
12–18 15–21 18–24 24–30 30–37 33–41
(2) Where the defendant was on supervised release as a result of a
sentence for a Class A felony:
24–30 27–33 30–37 37–46 46–57 51–63.
*The criminal history category is the category applicable at the time the
defendant originally was sentenced to a term of supervised release.
Commentary
Application Notes:
1. The criminal history category to be used in determining the applicable range of imprisonment in
the Supervised Release Revocation Table is the category determined at the time the defendant
originally was sentenced to the term of supervision. The criminal history category is not to be
recalculated because the ranges set forth in the Supervised Release Revocation Table have been
designed to take into account that the defendant violated supervision. Example: A defendant,
who was originally sentenced in 2022, was determined to have a criminal history category of II
due in part to having committed the offense “while under any criminal justice sentence.”
See §4A1.1(d) (Criminal History Category) (Nov. 2021). For purposes of determining the applicable range of imprisonment in the Supervised Release Revocation Table, the defendant’s criminal
history category is category II, regardless of whether the defendant’s criminal history category
would be reduced for other purposes based on the retroactive application of Part A of Amendment 821 pursuant to §1B1.10 (Reduction of Imprisonment as a Result of Amended Guideline
Range (Policy Statement)). See USSG App. C, Amendment 825 (effective November 1, 2023).
In the rare case in which no criminal history category was determined when the defendant originally was sentenced to the term of supervision being revoked, the court shall determine the
criminal history category that would have been applicable at the time the defendant originally
was sentenced to the term of supervision. (See the criminal history provisions of §§4A1.1–4B1.4.)
2. Upon a finding that a defendant violated a condition of supervised release by being in possession
of a controlled substance or firearm or by refusing to comply with a condition requiring drug
testing, the court is required to revoke supervised release and impose a sentence that includes a
term of imprisonment. 18 U.S.C. § 3583(g).
3. The availability of appropriate substance abuse programs, or a defendant’s current or past participation in such programs, may warrant an exception from the requirement of mandatory revocation and imprisonment under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(g). 18 U.S.C. § 3583(d).
History
Effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 835). Amended effective November 1, 2025 (amendment 836).
Provenance
- Source
- ussc.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- ussg-2025
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