18 U.S.C. § 3566
Section 3566 · Implementation of a sentence of probation
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Feguer v. United States (1962)
Most recently applied in 860 F. Supp. 2d 663 - Johnson v. United States (March 2012)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The implementation of a sentence of probation is governed by the provisions of subchapter A of chapter 229.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Prior Provisions
For prior sections 3566 to 3570, applicable to offenses committed prior to Nov. 1, 1987, see note set out preceding section 3551 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of this section, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 3551 of this title.