2012 USSC Guidelines Manual
The 2012 Guidelines Manual (effective November 1, 2012) is available in HTML and Adobe PDF formats (large file and broken into chapters), which can be viewed, downloaded or printed via the website.
Individual Chapters 1-8 and Guidelines in HTML or PDF Format
PDF Format Only
- Complete Guidelines Manual (Chapters 1 - 8, Appendix A, Index, and List of Departure Provisions)
- Compilation of Departure Provisions. This compilation identifies provisions in the Guidelines Manual that indicate when a departure based on a specific ground may be warranted.
- Title Page, Recommended Citation Form, and Table of Contents
- APPENDIX A - Statutory Index
- APPENDIX B - Selected Sentencing Statutes
- APPENDIX C (Volume I) - Amendments to the Guidelines Manual effective November 1, 1987, through November 1, 1997
- APPENDIX C (Volume II) - Amendments to the Guidelines Manual effective November 1, 1998, through November 5, 2003
- APPENDIX C (Volume III) - Amendments to the Guidelines Manual effective November 1, 2004 through November 1, 2011
- SUPPLEMENT to APPENDIX C - Amendments to the Guidelines Manual effective November 1, 2012
- Index to Guidelines Manual
- Fine Table (for Individual Defendants)
- Sentencing Table
(EFFECTIVE November 1, 2012)