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title: "18 U.S.C. § 3048"
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# 18 U.S.C. § 3048 - Commitment to another district; removal—(Rule)

## Text

See Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Arrest in nearby or distant districts; informative statement by judge or magistrate judge; hearing and removal; warrant; Rule 40.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 817; Pub. L. 90–578, title III, § 301(a)(3), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1115; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments1968—Pub. L. 90–578 substituted “magistrate” for “commissioner”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name Words “magistrate judge” substituted for “magistrate” in text pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101–650, set out as a note under section 631 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.