C.F.R. » Title 28 » CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › PART 2—PAROLE, RELEASE, SUPERVISION AND RECOMMITMENT OF PRISONERS, YOUTH OFFENDERS, AND JUVENILE DELINQUENTS › Subpart C—District of Columbia Code: Prisoners and Parolees

28 C.F.R. § 2.85

Conditions of release

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(a)(1) General conditions of release and notice by certificate of release. All persons on supervision must follow the conditions of release described in § 2.204(a)(3) through (6). Your certificate of release informs you of these conditions and other special conditions that we have imposed for your supervision.

(2) Refusing to sign the certificate of release. (i) If you have been granted a parole date and you refuse to sign the certificate of release (or any other document necessary to fulfill a condition of release), we will consider your refusal as a withdrawal of your application for parole as of the date of your refusal. You will not be released on parole and you will have to reapply for parole consideration.

(ii) If you are scheduled for release to supervision through good-time deduction and you refuse to sign the certificate of release, you will be released but you still must follow the conditions listed in the certificate.

(b) Special conditions of release. We may impose a condition of release other than a condition described in § 2.204(a)(3) through (6) if we determine that imposing the condition is reasonably related to the nature and circumstances of your offense or your history and characteristics, and at least one of the following purposes of criminal sentencing: The need to deter you from criminal conduct; protection of the public from further crimes; or the need to provide you with training or correctional treatment or medical care. In choosing a condition we will also consider whether the condition involves no greater deprivation of liberty than is reasonably necessary for the purposes of deterrence of criminal conduct, protection of the public from crime and offender rehabilitation. We list some examples of special conditions of release at § 2.204(b)(2).

(c) Changing conditions of release. We may at any time change or add to the conditions of release if we decide that such action is consistent with the criteria described in paragraph (b) of this section. In making these changes we will use the procedures described in § 2.204(c) and (d). You may not appeal the decision.

(d) Application of release conditions to an absconder. If you abscond from supervision, you will stop the running of your sentence as of the date of your absconding and you will prevent the expiration of your sentence. You will still be bound by the conditions of release while you are an absconder, even after the original expiration date of your sentence. We may revoke your release for a violation of a release condition that you commit before the revised expiration date of your sentence (the original expiration date plus the time you were an absconder).

(e) Supervision officer guidance. See § 2.204(g).

(f) Definitions. See § 2.204(h).

[79 FR 51258, Aug. 28, 2014]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2005–2026 · leading case: United States v. Thomas, Anthony, 429 F.3d 282 (D.C. Cir. 2005).
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United States v. Thomas, Anthony, 429 F.3d 282 (D.C. Cir. 2005). “See 28 C.F.R. §§ 2.85 (a) & 2.204(a)(3), (4)(ii).”
Chandler v. United States Parole Comm'n, 60 F. Supp. 3d 205 (D.D.C. 2014). · cites it 2× “” 28 C.F.R. § 2.85 (b) (“[special conditions of release”).”
Ramsey v. Faust, 943 F. Supp. 2d 77 (D.D.C. 2013). “See generally 28 C.F.R. §§ 2.85 , 2.204. Among the general conditions of release is that the parolee “comply with any applicable sex-offender reporting and registration law.”
Jeffrey H. Hunt v. United States, 109 A.3d 620 (D.C. 2014). “See 28 C.F.R. 2.85(a)(1) (2014). 5 . Even if the statute might reasonably be given a broader reading than set forth in this opinion, the rule of lenity would preclude its application here.”
(Leave of Court is Needed for Plaintiff) Chandler v. Williams (D.D.C. 2014). · cites it 2× “” 28 C.F.R. § 2.85 (b) (“[s]pecial conditions of release”).”
Mathis v. United States Parole Comm'n (D.D.C. 2025). “204 (a)(1) (general supervised release conditions) and 28 C.F.R. § 2.85 (a)(1) (general parole conditions, which cross-reference to the general supervised release conditions).”
Lewis v. United States Parole Comm'n (D.D.C. 2026). “¶ 18 ; 28 C.F.R. § 2.85 (d). However, as discussed in Part III.”
Long v. United States Parole Comm'n (D.D.C. 2014). “8, 2014) (quoting 28 C.F.R. § 2.85 (b)). The parole conditions about which the petitioner complains--obtaining permission from his parole officer before traveling beyond a certain point, providing urine tests, and meeting with his parole officer--are “general conditions of…”
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Jeffrey H. Hunt v. United States, 109 A.3d 620 (D.C. 2014). “See 28 C.F.R. 2.85(a)(1) (2014). 5 . Even if the statute might reasonably be given a broader reading than set forth in this opinion, the rule of lenity would preclude its application here.”
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