1996 US Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 209 - EXTRADITION
Sec. 3181 - Scope and limitation of chapter

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§3181. Scope and limitation of chapter

(a) The provisions of this chapter relating to the surrender of persons who have committed crimes in foreign countries shall continue in force only during the existence of any treaty of extradition with such foreign government.

(b) The provisions of this chapter shall be construed to permit, in the exercise of comity, the surrender of persons, other than citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States, who have committed crimes of violence against nationals of the United States in foreign countries without regard to the existence of any treaty of extradition with such foreign government if the Attorney General certifies, in writing, that—

(1) evidence has been presented by the foreign government that indicates that had the offenses been committed in the United States, they would constitute crimes of violence as defined under section 16 of this title; and

(2) the offenses charged are not of a political nature.

(c) As used in this section, the term “national of the United States” has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 822; Apr. 24, 1996, Pub. L. 104–132, title IV, §443(a), 110 Stat. 1280.)

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §658 (R.S. §5274).

Minor changes were made in phraseology.

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–132 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c).

Judicial Assistance to International Tribunal for Yugoslavia and International Tribunal for Rwanda

Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XIII, §1342, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 486, provided that:

“(a) Surrender of Persons.—

“(1) Application of united states extradition laws.—Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the provisions of chapter 209 of title 18, United States Code, relating to the extradition of persons to a foreign country pursuant to a treaty or convention for extradition between the United States and a foreign government, shall apply in the same manner and extent to the surrender of persons, including United States citizens, to—

“(A) the International Tribunal for Yugoslavia, pursuant to the Agreement Between the United States and the International Tribunal for Yugoslavia; and

“(B) the International Tribunal for Rwanda, pursuant to the Agreement Between the United States and the International Tribunal for Rwanda.

“(2) Evidence on hearings.—For purposes of applying section 3190 of title 18, United States Code, in accordance with paragraph (1), the certification referred to in that section may be made by the principal diplomatic or consular officer of the United States resident in such foreign countries where the International Tribunal for Yugoslavia or the International Tribunal for Rwanda may be permanently or temporarily situated.

“(3) Payment of fees and costs.—(A) The provisions of the Agreement Between the United States and the International Tribunal for Yugoslavia and of the Agreement Between the United States and the International Tribunal for Rwanda shall apply in lieu of the provisions of section 3195 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to the payment of expenses arising from the surrender by the United States of a person to the International Tribunal for Yugoslavia or the International Tribunal for Rwanda, respectively, or from any proceedings in the United States relating to such surrender.

“(B) The authority of subparagraph (A) may be exercised only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts.

“(4) Nonapplicability of the federal rules.—The Federal Rules of Evidence [set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure] and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure [set out in the Appendix to this title] do not apply to proceedings for the surrender of persons to the International Tribunal for Yugoslavia or the International Tribunal for Rwanda.

“(b) Assistance to Foreign and International Tribunals and to Litigants Before Such Tribunals.—[Amended section 1782 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.]

“(c) Definitions.—For purposes of this section:

“(1) International tribunal for yugoslavia.—The term ‘International Tribunal for Yugoslavia’ means the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia, as established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 827 of May 25, 1993.

“(2) International tribunal for rwanda.—The term ‘International Tribunal for Rwanda’ means the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighboring States, as established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 955 of November 8, 1994.

“(3) Agreement between the united states and the international tribunal for yugoslavia.—The term ‘Agreement Between the United States and the International Tribunal for Yugoslavia’ means the Agreement on Surrender of Persons Between the Government of the United States and the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Law in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia, signed at The Hague, October 5, 1994.

“(4) Agreement between the united states and the international tribunal for rwanda.—The term ‘Agreement between the United States and the International Tribunal for Rwanda’ means the Agreement on Surrender of Persons Between the Government of the United States and the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighboring States, signed at The Hague, January 24, 1995.”

Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties and Model Comprehensive Antidrug Laws

Pub. L. 100–690, title IV, §4605, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4290, which directed greater emphasis on updating of extradition treaties and on negotiating mutual legal assistance treaties with major drug producing and drug-transit countries, and called for development of model treaties and anti-narcotics legislation, was repealed by Pub. L. 102–583, §6(e)(1), Nov. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 4933.

Pub. L. 100–204, title VIII, §803, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1397, provided that: “The Secretary of State shall ensure that the Country Plan for the United States diplomatic mission in each major illicit drug producing country and in each major drug-transit country (as those terms are defined in section 481(i) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2291(i)]) includes, as an objective to be pursued by the mission—

“(1) negotiating an updated extradition treaty which ensures that drug traffickers can be extradited to the United States, or

“(2) if an existing treaty provides for such extradition, taking such steps as may be necessary to ensure that the treaty is effectively implemented.”

Pub. L. 99–93, title I, §133, Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 420, provided that: “The Secretary of State, with the assistance of the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board, shall increase United States efforts to negotiate updated extradition treaties relating to narcotics offenses with each major drug-producing country, particularly those in Latin America.”

TREATIES OF EXTRADITION

The United States currently has bilateral extradition treaties with the following countries:

Country	Date signed	Entered into force	Citation
Albania	Mar. 1, 1933	Nov. 14, 1935	49 Stat. 3313.
Antigua and Barbuda	June 8, 1972	Jan. 21, 1977	28 UST 227.
Argentina	Jan. 21, 1972	Sept. 15, 1972	23 UST 3501.
Australia DMay 14, 1974 DMay 8, 1976 D27 UST 957.
	Sept. 4, 1990	Dec. 21, 1992
Austria DJan. 31, 1930 DSept. 11, 1930 D46 Stat. 2779.
	May 19, 1934	Sept. 5, 1934	49 Stat. 2710.
Bahamas	Mar. 9, 1990	Sept. 22, 1994	TIAS.
Barbados	Dec. 22, 1931	June 24, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Belgium	Apr. 27, 1987	Sept. 1, 1997
Belize	June 8, 1972	Jan. 21, 1977	28 UST 227.
Bolivia	Apr. 21, 1900	Jan. 22, 1902	32 Stat. 1857.
Brazil DJan. 13, 1961 DDec. 17, 1964 D15 UST 2093.
	June 18, 1962	Dec. 17, 1964	15 UST 2112.
Bulgaria DMar. 19, 1924 DJune 24, 1924 D43 Stat. 1886.
	June 8, 1934	Aug. 15, 1935	49 Stat. 3250.
Burma	Dec. 22, 1931	Nov. 1, 1941	47 Stat. 2122.
Canada DDec. 3, 1971 DMar. 22, 1976 D27 UST 983.
	June 28, July 9, 1974	Mar. 22, 1976	27 UST 1017.
	Jan. 11, 1988	Nov. 26, 1991	TIAS.
Chile	Apr. 17, 1900	June 26, 1902	32 Stat. 1850.
Colombia	Sept. 14, 1979	Mar. 4, 1982	TIAS.
Congo DJan. 6, 1909 DJuly 27, 1911 D37 Stat. 1526.
	Jan. 15, 1929	May 19, 1929	46 Stat. 2276.
	Apr. 23, 1936	Sept. 24, 1936	50 Stat. 1117.
		Aug. 5, 1961	13 UST 2065.
Costa Rica	Dec. 4, 1982	Oct. 11, 1991	TIAS.
Cuba DApr. 6, 1904 DMar. 2, 1905 D33 Stat. 2265.
	Dec. 6, 1904	Mar. 2, 1905	33 Stat. 2273.
	Jan. 14, 1926	June 18, 1926	44 Stat. 2392.
Cyprus	Dec. 22, 1931	June 24, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Czech Republic	July 2, 1925 Apr. 29, 1935	Mar. 29, 1926 Aug. 28, 1935	44 Stat. 2367. 49 Stat. 3253.
Denmark	June 22, 1972	July 31, 1974	25 UST 1293.
Dominica	June 8, 1972	Jan. 21, 1977	28 UST 227.
Dominican Republic	June 19, 1909	Aug. 2, 1910	36 Stat. 2468.
Ecuador DJune 28, 1872 DNov. 12, 1873 D18 Stat. 199.
	Sept. 22, 1939	May 29, 1941	55 Stat. 1196.
Egypt	Aug. 11, 1874	Apr. 22, 1875	19 Stat. 572.
El Salvador	Apr. 18, 1911	July 10, 1911	37 Stat. 1516.
Estonia DNov. 8, 1923 DNov. 15, 1924 D43 Stat. 1849.
	Oct. 10, 1934	May 7, 1935	49 Stat. 3190.
Fiji DDec. 22, 1931 DJune 24, 1935 D47 Stat. 2122.
		Aug. 17, 1973	24 UST 1965.
Finland	June 11, 1976	May 11, 1980	31 UST 944.
France DJan. 6, 1909 DJuly 27, 1911 D37 Stat. 1526.
	Feb. 12, 1970	Apr. 3, 1971	22 UST 407.
Gambia	Dec. 22, 1931	June 24, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Germany DJune 20, 1978 DAug. 29, 1980 D32 UST 1485.
	Oct. 21, 1986	Mar. 11, 1993
Ghana	Dec. 22, 1931	June 24, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Greece DMay 6, 1931 DNov. 1, 1932 D47 Stat. 2185.
	Sept. 2, 1937	Sept. 2, 1937	51 Stat. 357.
Grenada	Dec. 22, 1931	June 24, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Guatemala DFeb. 27, 1903 DAug. 15, 1903 D33 Stat. 2147.
	Feb. 20, 1940	Mar. 13, 1941	55 Stat. 1097.
Guyana	Dec. 22, 1931	June 24, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Haiti	Aug. 9, 1904	June 28, 1905	34 Stat. 2858.
Honduras DJan. 15, 1909 DJuly 10, 1912 D37 Stat. 1616.
	Feb. 21, 1927	June 5, 1928	45 Stat. 2489.
Hungary	Dec. 1, 1994	Mar. 18, 1997
Iceland DJan. 6, 1902 D D32 Stat. 1096.
	Nov. 6, 1905	Feb. 19, 1906	34 Stat. 2887.
India	Dec. 22, 1931	Mar. 9, 1942	47 Stat. 2122.
Iraq	June 7, 1934	Apr. 23, 1936	49 Stat. 3380.
Ireland	July 13, 1983	Dec. 15, 1984	TIAS 10813.
Israel DDec. 10, 1962 DDec. 5, 1963 D14 UST 1707.
		Apr. 11, 1967	18 UST 382.
Italy	Oct. 13, 1983	Sept. 24, 1984	TIAS 10837.
Jamaica	June 14, 1983	July 7, 1991
Japan	Mar. 3, 1978	Mar. 26, 1980	31 UST 892.
Jordan	Mar. 28, 1995	July 29, 1995
Kenya DDec. 22, 1931 DJune 24, 1935 D47 Stat. 2122.
		Aug. 19, 1965	16 UST 1866.
Kiribati	June 8, 1972	Jan. 21, 1977	28 UST 227.
Latvia DOct. 16, 1923 DMar. 1, 1924 D43 Stat. 1738.
	Oct. 10, 1934	Mar. 29, 1935	49 Stat. 3131.
Lesotho	Dec. 22, 1931	June 24, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Liberia	Nov. 1, 1937	Nov. 21, 1939	54 Stat. 1733.
Liechtenstein	May 20, 1936	June 28, 1937	50 Stat. 1337.
Lithuania DApr. 9, 1924 DAug. 23, 1924 D43 Stat. 1835.
	May 17, 1934	Jan. 8, 1935	49 Stat. 3077.
Luxembourg DOct. 29, 1883 DAug. 13, 1884 D23 Stat. 808.
	Apr. 24, 1935	Mar. 3, 1936	49 Stat. 3355.
Malawi DDec. 22, 1931 DJune 24, 1935 D47 Stat. 2122.
		Apr. 4, 1967	18 UST 1822.
Malaysia	Aug. 3, 1995	June 2, 1997
Malta	Dec. 22, 1931	June 24, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Mauritius	Dec. 22, 1931	June 24, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Mexico	May 4, 1978	Jan. 25, 1980	31 UST 5059.
Monaco	Feb. 15, 1939	Mar. 28, 1940	54 Stat. 1780.
Nauru	Dec. 22, 1931	Aug. 30, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Netherlands	June 24, 1980	Sept. 15, 1983	TIAS 10733.
New Zealand	Jan. 12, 1970.	Dec. 8, 1970	22 UST 1.
Nicaragua	Mar. 1, 1905	July 14, 1907	35 Stat. 1869.
Nigeria	Dec. 22, 1931	June 24, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Norway	June 9, 1977	Mar. 7, 1980	31 UST 5619.
Pakistan	Dec. 22, 1931	Mar. 9, 1942	47 Stat. 2122.
Panama	May 25, 1904	May 8, 1905	34 Stat. 2851.
Papua New Guinea	Dec. 22, 1931	Aug. 30, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Paraguay	May 24, 1973	May 7, 1974	25 UST 967.
Peru	Nov. 28, 1899	Feb. 22, 1901	31 Stat. 1921.
Philippines	Nov. 13, 1994	Nov. 22, 1996
Poland DNov. 22, 1927 DJuly 6, 1929 D46 Stat. 2282.
	Apr. 5, 1935	June 5, 1936	49 Stat. 3394.
Portugal	May 7, 1908	Nov. 14, 1908	35 Stat. 2071.
Romania DJuly 23, 1924 DApr. 7, 1925 D44 Stat. 2020.
	Nov. 10, 1936	July 27, 1937	50 Stat. 1349.
Saint Christopher and Nevis	June 8, 1972	Jan. 21, 1977	28 UST 227.
Saint Lucia	June 8, 1972	Jan. 21, 1977	28 UST 227.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	June 8, 1972	Jan. 21, 1977	28 UST 227.
San Marino DJan. 10, 1906 DJuly 8, 1908 D35 Stat. 1971.
	Oct. 10, 1934	June 28, 1935	49 Stat. 3198.
Seychelles	Dec. 22, 1931	June 24, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Sierra Leone	Dec. 22, 1931	June 24, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Singapore DDec. 22, 1931 DJune 24, 1935 D47 Stat. 2122.
		June 10, 1969	20 UST 2764.
Slovac Republic DJuly 2, 1925 Apr. 29, 1935 DMar. 29, 1926 Aug. 28, 1935 D44 Stat. 2367 49 Stat. 3253.
Solomon Islands	June 8, 1972	Jan. 21, 1977	28 UST 277.
South Africa	Dec. 18, 1947	Apr. 30, 1951	2 UST 884.
Spain DMay 29, 1970 DJune 16, 1971 D22 UST 737.
	Jan. 25, 1975	June 2, 1978	29 UST 2283.
	Feb. 9, 1988	July 2, 1993
Sri Lanka	Dec. 22, 1931	June 24, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Suriname DJune 2, 1887 DJuly 11, 1889 D26 Stat. 1481.
	Jan. 18, 1904	Aug. 28, 1904	33 Stat. 2257.
Swaziland DDec. 22, 1931 DJune 24, 1935 D47 Stat. 2122.
		July 28, 1970	21 UST 1930.
Sweden DOct. 24, 1961 DDec. 3, 1963 D14 UST 1845.
	Mar. 14, 1983	Sept. 24, 1984	TIAS 10812.
Switzerland	Nov. 14, 1990	Sept. 10, 1997
Tanzania DDec. 22, 1931 DJune 24, 1935 D47 Stat. 2122.
		Dec. 6, 1965	16 UST 2066.
Thailand	Dec. 30, 1922	Mar. 24, 1924	43 Stat. 1749.
Tonga DDec. 22, 1931 DAug. 1, 1966 D47 Stat. 2122.
		Apr. 13, 1977	28 UST 5290.
Trinidad and Tobago	Dec. 22, 1931	June 24, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.
Turkey	June 7, 1979	Jan. 1, 1981	32 UST 3111.
Tuvalu DJune 8, 1972 DJan. 21, 1977 D28 UST 227.
		Apr. 25, 1980	32 UST 1310.
United Kingdom	June 8, 1972 June 25, 1985	Jan. 21, 1977 Dec. 23, 1986	28 UST 227. TIAS.
Uruguay	Apr. 6, 1973	Apr. 11, 1984	TIAS 10850.
Venezuela	Jan. 19, 21, 1922	Apr. 14, 1923	43 Stat. 1698.
Yugoslavia 1	Oct. 25, 1901	June 12, 1902	32 Stat. 1890.
Zambia	Dec. 22, 1931	June 24, 1935	47 Stat. 2122.

1 For the successor States of Yugoslavia, inquire of the Treaty Office of the United States Department of State. Convention on Extradition

The United States is a party to the Multilateral Convention on Extradition signed at Montevideo on Dec. 26, 1933, entered into force for the United States on Jan. 25, 1935. 49 Stat. 3111.

Other states which have become parties: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 3184 of this title.