U.S. Code > Title 18 Crimes and Criminal Procedure > PART II—CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 3001—3771) > CHAPTER 207—RELEASE AND DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 3141—3156) > § 3147. Penalty for an offense committed while on release

§ 3147. Penalty for an offense committed while on release

A person convicted of an offense committed while released under this chapter shall be sentenced, in addition to the sentence prescribed for the offense, to—
(1) a term of imprisonment of not more than ten years if the offense is a felony; or
(2) a term of imprisonment of not more than one year if the offense is a misdemeanor.
A term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any other sentence of imprisonment.