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authority type: statute
jurisdiction: federal_nationwide
publication status: official_preliminary_code
precedential status: binding_enacted_positive_law_title
subsequent history: Official primary source reviewed through 2026-08-25.
negative treatment status: Official primary sources checked through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
material limitations: Use only for the bounded propositions and limitations stated in the linked canonical modules.

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Linked modules

28 U.S.C. § 2241 — Filing, Custodian, District, and Administrative Exhaustion

District court filing and miscellaneous fees

Holding or rule used

Five-dollar fee for an application for a writ of habeas corpus.

Material limitation

Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked modules. The actual custody, filing posture, respondent, district, circuit law, administrative record, continuing injury, merits, and relief remain separate where identified.

Official source and pinpoints

28 U.S.C. § 1914, § 1914(a): https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/28/1914