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Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

Part II · Chapter 209 — Extradition

§ 3196. Extradition of United States citizens

Statutory text

If the applicable treaty or convention does not obligate the United States to extradite its citizens to a foreign country, the Secretary of State may, nevertheless, order the surrender to that country of a United States citizen whose extradition has been requested by that country if the other requirements of that treaty or convention are met.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. International Narcotics Control Act of 1990

    Pub. L. 101–623 § 11(a) · 104 Stat. 3350

    Enacted · 18 U.S.C. § 3196

    (Added Pub. L. 101–623, § 11(a), Nov. 21, 1990, 104 Stat. 3356.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added Pub. L. 101–623, § 11(a), Nov. 21, 1990, 104 Stat. 3356.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) In General.— Chapter 209 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 3196. Extradition of United States citizens “If the applicable treaty or convention does not obligate the United States to extradite its citizens to a foreign country, the Secretary of State may, nevertheless, order the surrender to that country of a United States citizen whose extradition has been requested by that country if the other requirements of that treaty or convention are met.”.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Added Pub. L. 101–623, § 11(a), , 104 Stat. 3356.)

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