---
title: "Leave the non-parole period blank unless a source states one"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/record-how-a-standard-non-parole-period-is-used-on-sentence/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A20-RO20261022-6-US"
practice_area: "Criminal Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Leave the non-parole period blank unless a source states one

> List the offense as the charge states it. If a paper in the file states a non-parole period, copy that figure and cite the paper. Otherwise leave the period blank. Do not supply a standard period.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/record-how-a-standard-non-parole-period-is-used-on-sentence/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Criminal Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List the offense as the charge states it. If a paper in the file states a non-parole period, copy that figure and cite the paper. Otherwise leave the period blank. Do not supply a standard period. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide the period. Section 3553(a) tells the court to impose a sentence sufficient, but not greater than necessary, and to consider the factors it lists, including the guidelines range. It does not state a standard non-parole period for an offense. The Guidelines Manual was not opened. No statute that sets a standard non-parole percentage was opened. Model Rule 3.3(a)(1) forbids you to tell the court that such a period exists when the opened federal section does not state one. A figure copied from a paper in the file is attributed to that paper. It is not adopted as the law. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Record how a standard non-parole period is used on sentence](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/record-how-a-standard-non-parole-period-is-used-on-sentence.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the offense as the charge states it. If a paper in the file states a non-parole period, copy that figure and cite the paper. Otherwise leave the period blank. Do not supply a standard period.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not convert § 3553 into a standard non-parole table.
- A state sentencing scheme is not this section until you open it.

## Sources

- [18 U.S.C. § 3553 (imposition of a sentence)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3553) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 3.3, Candor toward the Tribunal](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_3_3_candor_toward_the_tribunal/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*