                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                       PART II--CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                CHAPTER 229--POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION
 
                           SUBCHAPTER B--FINES
 
Sec. 3615. Criminal default

    Whoever, having been sentenced to pay a fine, willfully fails to pay 
the fine, shall be fined not more than twice the amount of the unpaid 
balance of the fine or $10,000, whichever is greater, imprisoned not 
more than one year, or both.

(Added Pub. L. 98-473, title II, Sec. 212(a)(2), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 
2006.)


                            Prior Provisions

    For prior sections 3615 to 3620, applicable to offenses committed 
prior to Nov. 1, 1987, see note set out preceding section 3601 of this 
title.


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses 
committed after the taking effect of this section, see section 235(a)(1) 
of Pub. L. 98-473, set out as a note under section 3551 of this title.
