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| Chap. 785 | U.S. commissioners. Jurisdiction to try petty offenses. |
| Chap. 785 | Probation laws. |
| Chap. 785 | “Petty offense” defined. 46 Stat. 1029. Right of defendant to be tried in district court of U.S. |
| Chap. 785 | 1059 |
| Sec. 2 | Appeal. |
| Sec. 2 | Rules of procedure, etc. |
| Sec. 3 | Fees. |
| Sec. 4 | Existing jurisdiction, etc. |
| Sec. 5 | Nonapplication to D.C. |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any United States commissioner specially designated for that purpose by the court by which he was appointed shall have jurisdiction to try and, if found guilty, to sentence persons charged with petty offenses against the law, or rules and regulations made in pursuance of law, committed in any place over which the Congress has exclusive power to legislate or over which the United States has concurrent jurisdiction, and within the judicial district for which such commissioner was appointed. The probation laws shall be applicable to persons so tried before United States commissioners. For the purposes of this Act the term “petty offense” shall be defined as in section 335 of the Criminal Code (U. S. C., title 18, sec. 541). If any person charged with such petty offense shall so elect, however, he shall be tried in the district court of the United States which has jurisdiction over the offense. The commissioner before whom the defendant is arraigned shall apprise
the defendant of his right to make such election and shall not proceed to try the case unless the defendant after being so apprised, signs a written consent to be tried before the commissioner.
In all cases of conviction by United States commissioners an appeal shall lie from the judgment of the commissioner to the district court of the United States for the district in which the offense was committed. The Supreme Court shall prescribe rules of procedure and practice for the trial of cases before commissioners and for taking and hearing of appeals to the said district courts of the United States.
United States commissioners specially designated under authority of section 1 of this Act shall receive for services rendered under this Act the same fees, and none other, as provided for like or similar services in other cases under section 21 of the Act of May 28, 1896 (29 Stat. 184; U. S. C., title 28, 597).
This Act shall not be construed as in any way repealing or limiting the existing jurisdiction, power, or authority of United States commissioners, including United States commissioners appointed for the several national parks and the United States commissioners in Alaska.
The provisions of this Act shall not apply to the District of Columbia.
Approved, October 9, 1940.
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