---
title: "Inapplicability of the Administrative Procedure Act"
citation: "18 U.S.C. § 3625"
authority_id: "AUTH-USC-18-3625"
authority_type: "statute"
jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide"
precedential_status: "binding"
official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/18/3625"
url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-USC-18-3625/"
legal_review: "2026-08-25"
links_checked: "2026-10-15"
links_available: 1
links_checked_count: 1
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Inapplicability of the Administrative Procedure Act

## Holding or rule used

Specified APA provisions do not apply to determinations, decisions, or orders under chapter 229 subchapter C.

## Material limitation

Use only for the bounded proposition and limitations in the linked canonical modules. Individual custody, computation, program, placement, administrative, circuit, and remedy facts remain separate.

## Official source and pinpoints

18 U.S.C. § 3625, § 3625: <https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/18/3625>


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