AO 245B
Judgment in a Criminal Case
AO 245B, Judgment in a Criminal Case, is the form a United States District Court uses for the judgment against a defendant in a criminal case. The U.S. Courts lists it under Criminal Judgment Forms. The page says it is effective on September 1, 2019 and updated on November 10, 2025, and the edition printed on the form is Rev. 11/25.
The form is a set of sheets: the judgment and counts of conviction, imprisonment, supervised release, probation, criminal monetary penalties, the schedule of payments, denial of federal benefits, and a four-page Statement of Reasons marked Not for Public Disclosure. Sheet 1 is always included when printing, and every other sheet has a choice to include it or not.
It is a court document. The judge signs it, the United States Marshal completes the Return, and the defendant signs only the probation office acknowledgment. This page explains the form in plain words and is not legal advice. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.
The district, case number, USM number and defendant's attorney, whether the defendant pleaded guilty, pleaded nolo contendere or was found guilty, the offenses by title and section with the date ended and count, counts dismissed, and additional counts on Sheet 1A.
The total term of imprisonment in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons, remand or surrender instructions, and the Marshal's Return.
A term of supervised release or probation with its mandatory conditions, 13 standard conditions of supervision, and pages for additional terms, additional standard conditions and special conditions.
Totals for the assessment, restitution, fine, AVAA assessment and JVTA assessment, restitution payees with total loss, restitution ordered and priority, and interest on restitution and a fine of more than $2,500.
The schedule of payments (options A to F), joint and several amounts, costs, forfeited property and the order payments are applied, then any denial of federal benefits under 21 U.S.C. § 862 for drug traffickers or drug possessors.
A four-page attachment marked Not for Public Disclosure: findings on the presentence report and mandatory minimums, the plea agreement, the guideline range, reasons for the sentence, restitution, and the defendant's personal identifiers.
Sheet 1 takes the district, the defendant's name, the case number, the USM number and the defendant's attorney. Each later sheet repeats the defendant's name and case number.
Sheet 1 records how the defendant was found guilty, lists each offense, and has boxes for counts on which the defendant was found not guilty and counts dismissed on the motion of the United States.
Sheet 1 is always included when printing. Every other sheet has a yes or no choice to include it, so the judgment holds only the sheets the sentence uses.
The attachment says Sections I, II, III, IV, V and VII are completed in all felony and Class A misdemeanor cases. Section VIII holds any additional basis for the sentence.
The judge signs Sheet 1 under the date of imposition of judgment, and signs the Statement of Reasons with the date signed.
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Sheet 1 orders the defendant to notify the United States attorney for the district within 30 days of any change of name, residence or mailing address until all fines, restitution, costs and special assessments are fully paid.
Sheet 6 says criminal monetary penalties, except payments made through the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, are made to the clerk of the court, and lists the order in which payments are applied.
Sheet 5 has a box for interest on restitution and a fine of more than $2,500 unless paid in full before the fifteenth day after the date of the judgment, under 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f), and boxes for the court to waive or modify it.
If the determination of restitution is deferred, Sheet 5 says an Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be entered after that determination.
The Statement of Reasons is marked Not for Public Disclosure. Its last page holds the defendant's Social Security number, date of birth, and residence and mailing addresses.
The form does not print a fee. It is a judgment the court enters.
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125 fields, 4 pages
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The court completes the judgment. These are the people the sheets name.
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The court. The judge signs Sheet 1 and the Statement of Reasons, the United States Marshal or a deputy signs the Return on Sheet 2, and the defendant signs the probation office acknowledgment on Sheet 3A or 4A.
Each sheet covers one part of the sentence. Sheet 1 is always included when printing, and every other sheet has a yes or no choice, so a judgment holds only the sheets that apply.
A four-page attachment marked Not for Public Disclosure. It records findings on the presentence report and mandatory minimums, the plea agreement, the guideline range, the reasons for the sentence and restitution, and says Sections I, II, III, IV, V and VII are completed in all felony and Class A misdemeanor cases.
Sheet 5 has a box saying the determination of restitution is deferred until a date, and that an Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be entered after that determination.
Sheet 6 says they are made to the clerk of the court, except payments made through the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, and that the defendant receives credit for all payments previously made.
The date the defendant was delivered, to whom and where, with a certified copy of the judgment. It is signed by the United States Marshal or a deputy.