18 U.S. Code Chapter 201 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Detention hearings under section 3142 of title 18, United States Code.

Initial appearances under Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure [18 U.S.C. App.].

Preliminary hearings under Rule 5.1 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Waivers of indictment under Rule 7(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Arraignments under Rule 10 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Probation and supervised release revocation proceedings under Rule 32.1 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Pretrial release revocation proceedings under section 3148 of title 18, United States Code.

Appearances under Rule 40 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Misdemeanor pleas and sentencings as described in Rule 43(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Proceedings under chapter 403 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act’), except for contested transfer hearings and juvenile delinquency adjudication or trial proceedings.

Subject to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), if the Judicial Conference of the United States finds that emergency conditions due to the national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) will materially affect the functioning of either the Federal courts generally or a particular district court of the United States, the chief judge of a district court covered by the finding (or, if the chief judge is unavailable, the most senior available active judge of the court or the chief judge or circuit justice of the circuit that includes the district court) specifically finds, upon application of the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney General, or on motion of the judge or justice, that felony pleas under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and felony sentencings under Rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure cannot be conducted in person without seriously jeopardizing public health and safety, and the district judge in a particular case finds for specific reasons that the plea or sentencing in that case cannot be further delayed without serious harm to the interests of justice, the plea or sentencing in that case may be conducted by video teleconference, or by telephone conference if video teleconferencing is not reasonably available.

The video teleconferencing and telephone conferencing authority described in subparagraph (A) shall apply with respect to equivalent plea and sentencing, or disposition, proceedings under chapter 403 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act’).

On the date that is 90 days after the date on which an authorization for the use of video teleconferencing or telephone conferencing under paragraph (1) or (2) is issued, if the emergency authority has not been terminated under paragraph (5), the chief judge of the district court (or, if the chief judge is unavailable, the most senior available active judge of the court or the chief judge or circuit justice of the circuit that includes the district court) to which the authorization applies shall review the authorization and determine whether to extend the authorization.

the last day of the covered emergency period; or

the date on which the Judicial Conference of the United States finds that emergency conditions due to the national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) no longer materially affect the functioning of either the Federal courts generally or the district court in question.