18 U.S.C. § 3156 : US Code - Section 3156: Definitions

Search 18 U.S.C. § 3156 : US Code - Section 3156: Definitions

(a) As used in sections 3141-3150 of this chapter -
(1) the term "judicial officer" means, unless otherwise
indicated, any person or court authorized pursuant to section
3041 of this title, or the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure,
to detain or release a person before trial or sentencing or
pending appeal in a court of the United States, and any judge of
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia;
(2) the term "offense" means any criminal offense, other than
an offense triable by court-martial, military commission, provost
court, or other military tribunal, which is in violation of an
Act of Congress and is triable in any court established by Act of
Congress;
(3) the term "felony" means an offense punishable by a maximum
term of imprisonment of more than one year;
(4) the term "crime of violence" means -
(A) an offense that has as an element of the offense the use,
attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the
person or property of another;
(B) any other offense that is a felony and that, by its
nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against
the person or property of another may be used in the course of
committing the offense; or
(C) any felony under chapter 109A, 110, or 117; and
(5) the term "State" includes a State of the United States, the
District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or
possession of the United States.
(b) As used in sections 3152-3155 of this chapter -
(1) the term "judicial officer" means, unless otherwise
indicated, any person or court authorized pursuant to section
3041 of this title, or the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure,
to detain or release a person before trial or sentencing or
pending appeal in a court of the United States, and
(2) the term "offense" means any Federal criminal offense which
is in violation of any Act of Congress and is triable by any
court established by Act of Congress (other than a Class B or C
misdemeanor or an infraction, or an offense triable by court-
martial, military commission, provost court, or other military
tribunal).