18 U.S.C. § 4251
Section 4251 · 4251 to 4255. Repealed. Pub. L. 98473, title II, 218(a)(6), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2027]
Applied in 121 court decisions — leading case Dickerson v. New Banner Institute, Inc. (1983)
Most recently applied in Aldaco v. Rentgrow, Inc. (April 2019)
Applied most in the District Circuit Circuit (29 decisions)
Cases citing this section usually also cite 28 U.S.C. § 2901 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 · 42 U.S.C. § 3411
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.
Section 4251, added Pub. L. 89–793, title II, § 201, Nov. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 1442; amended Pub. L. 91–513, title III, § 1102(s), Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1294; Pub. L. 92–420, § 3, Sept. 16, 1972, 86 Stat. 677, defined terms for purposes of this chapter. Section 4252, added Pub. L. 89–793, title II, § 201, Nov. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 1443, related to examination to determine if offender is an addict and likely to be rehabilitated through treatment. Section 4253, added Pub. L. 89–793, title II, § 201, Nov. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 1443, related to commitment for treatment. Section 4254, added Pub. L. 89–793, title II, § 201, Nov. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 1443, related to conditional release. Section 4255, added Pub. L. 89–793, title II, § 201, Nov. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 1443; amended Pub. L. 95–537, § 3, Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 2038; Pub. L. 99–570, § 1861(c), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–53; Pub. L. 99–646, § 19, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3596, related to supervision in the community.