28 U.S.C. § 2041
Section 2041 · Deposit of moneys in pending or adjudicated cases
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 93 court decisions — leading case Wolf-Lillie v. Sonquist (1983)
Most recently applied in In re: Augustine Pena, III (May 2019)
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.
All moneys paid into any court of the United States, or received by the officers thereof, in any case pending or adjudicated in such court, shall be forthwith deposited with the Treasurer of the United States or a designated depositary, in the name and to the credit of such court.
This section shall not prevent the delivery of any such money to the rightful owners upon security, according to agreement of parties, under the direction of the court.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §851 (R.S. §995; May 29, 1920, ch. 214, §1, 41 Stat. 654).
Changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1982—Pub. L. 97–258 substituted “Deposit of moneys in pending or adjudicated cases” for “Deposit” in section catchline.
Registry Administration Account
Pub. L. 100–459, title IV, §400, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2211, provided: “That any funds hereafter collected by the Judiciary as a charge for services rendered in administering accounts kept in a court's registry shall be deposited into a separate account entitled ‘Registry Administration Account’ in the Treasury of the United States. Such funds shall remain available to the Judiciary until expended to reimburse any appropriation for the amount paid out of such appropriation for expenses of the Courts of Appeals, District Courts and Other Judicial Services and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts”.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Bringing funds into court, see rule C, Appendix to this title.
Claims against proceeds in registry, see rule E.
Deposit in court, see rule 67.
Funds in court registry, see rule E.
Cross References
Condemnation proceedings, deposit in registry of court, see section 258a of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
Court officers depositing registry moneys, see section 646 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Depositaries of public moneys and financial agents of Government, see section 90 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
Limitation of liability, deposit of value of interest in court, see section 185 of Title 46, Appendix, Shipping.
Powers upon designation and assignment, exception as to permanent designation of depository of funds, see section 296 of this title.