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authority type
statute
jurisdiction
federal_nationwide
publication status
official_preliminary_code
precedential status
binding_enacted_positive_law_title
subsequent history
Currentness controlled by the OLRC preliminary edition.
negative treatment status
Not applicable to enacted statutory text; amendment/currentness checked through the OLRC preliminary edition current through 2026-08-11.
material limitations
Read with § 2255(h) and Bowe before applying any § 2244 provision to a federal prisoner's successive motion; circuit authority is required for enforceability of the thirty-day command.
Subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (d) expressly address state-prisoner applications under § 2254 or state-court judgments.
Subsection (b)(3) specifies the appellate authorization procedure.
Subsection (b)(4) requires post-authorization district-court screening under the statute.
Material limitations
The statute must be read with § 2255(h) and Bowe v. United States before applying any § 2244 rule to a federal prisoner's successive § 2255 motion. The thirty-day language in § 2244(b)(3)(D) is recorded as a statutory command; this card does not state a remedy for appellate noncompliance.