Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§3263 Delivery to Authorities of Foreign Countries
Title 18 › Part II— CRIMINAL PROCEDURE › Chapter 212— MILITARY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION › § 3263
Summary
An official named in section 3262(a) may hand over a person from section 3261(a) to a foreign country if that country asks for the person to be tried under its laws and a treaty or international agreement the United States is party to allows the transfer. The Secretary of Defense, after consulting the Secretary of State, must decide which foreign officials count as the proper authorities.
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Title 18, §3263
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(a)Any person designated and authorized under section 3262(a) may deliver a person described in section 3261(a) to the appropriate authorities of a foreign country in which such person is alleged to have violated section 3261(a) if—
(1)appropriate authorities of that country request the delivery of the person to such country for trial for such conduct as an offense under the laws of that country; and
(2)the delivery of such person to that country is authorized by a treaty or other international agreement to which the United States is a party.
(b)The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall determine which officials of a foreign country constitute appropriate authorities for purposes of this section.
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18 U.S.C. § 3263
Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60