---
title: "Federal Restitution Provisions"
citation: "18 U.S.C. §§ 3663, 3663A, 3664"
authority_id: "AUTH-USC-18-3663-3663A-3664"
authority_type: "statute"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding_enacted_law"
official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/18/3664"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-USC-18-3663-3663A-3664/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Federal Restitution Provisions

## Holding or rule used

Discretionary and mandatory restitution authority, victim definition, procedure, allocation, timing, and finality.

## Material limitation

Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked canonical module; offense-specific, record-specific, circuit-specific, later-proceeding, and negative-treatment questions remain separate where identified.

## Official source and pinpoints

18 U.S.C. §§ 3663, 3663A, 3664, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663, 3663A, 3664: <https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/18/3664>


## Used in

- [Monetary Penalties, Restitution, and Criminal Forfeiture](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/40-sentencing/monetary-penalties-restitution-and-forfeiture.md)
