Title 18, Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-102
§3262 Arrest and Commitment
Title 18 › PART II — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 212 — MILITARY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION › § 3262
Summary
The Secretary of Defense may allow DoD law-enforcement officers to arrest abroad anyone listed in section 3261(a) when there is probable cause they committed that offense. Unless sections 3263 or 3264 apply, people arrested this way must be handed to U.S. civilian authorities to face U.S. courts, unless charged under chapter 47 of title 10.
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Title 18, §3262
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(a)The Secretary of Defense may designate and authorize any person serving in a law enforcement position in the Department of Defense to arrest, in accordance with applicable international agreements, outside the United States any person described in section 3261(a) if there is probable cause to believe that such person violated section 3261(a).
(b)Except as provided in section 3263 and 3264, a person arrested under subsection (a) shall be delivered as soon as practicable to the custody of civilian law enforcement authorities of the United States for removal to the United States for judicial proceedings in relation to conduct referred to in such subsection unless such person has had charges brought against him or her under chapter 47 of title 10 for such conduct.
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18 U.S.C. § 3262
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102