--- title: "First Step Act Time Credits (current eCFR text)" citation: "28 C.F.R. §§ 523.40–523.44 (as amended eff. Sept. 30, 2026)" authority_id: "AUTH-CFR-28-523-SUBPART-E-CURRENT" authority_type: "regulation" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding_regulation" official_url: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-28/chapter-V/subchapter-B/part-523/subpart-E" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-CFR-28-523-SUBPART-E-CURRENT/" legal_review: "2026-10-30" license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # First Step Act Time Credits (current eCFR text) ## Holding or rule used - Current earning, application, loss, and restoration rules for FSA Time Credits, including § 523.42(a) and § 523.44(a)(3) as amended by 91 Fed. Reg. 55,740. ## Material limitation The eCFR is an editorially compiled, authoritative but unofficial edition; the Federal Register rule controls if they differ. ## Source 28 C.F.R. §§ 523.40–523.44 (as amended eff. Sept. 30, 2026): ## Used in - [Detainers, Prison Discipline, Good-Time Consequences, and RDAP](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/80-sentence-execution-and-bop/detainers-discipline-and-rdap.md) - [Prerelease Custody, Residential Reentry, Home Confinement, and the CARES Act](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/80-sentence-execution-and-bop/prerelease-custody-home-confinement-and-cares-act.md) - [18 U.S.C. § 3632 — First Step Act Time Credits](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/80-sentence-execution-and-bop/first-step-act-time-credits.md)