1996 US Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 209 - EXTRADITION
Sec. 3187 - Provisional arrest and detention within extraterritorial jurisdiction
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART II - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CHAPTER 209 - EXTRADITION Sec. 3187 - Provisional arrest and detention within extraterritorial jurisdiction |
Contains | section 3187 |
Date | 1996 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 6, 1997 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 824. |
Statutes at Large References | 48 Stat. 455 62 Stat. 824 |
§3187. Provisional arrest and detention within extraterritorial jurisdiction
The provisional arrest and detention of a fugitive, under sections 3042 and 3183 of this title, in advance of the presentation of formal proofs, may be obtained by telegraph upon the request of the authority competent to request the surrender of such fugitive addressed to the authority competent to grant such surrender. Such request shall be accompanied by an express statement that a warrant for the fugitive's arrest has been issued within the jurisdiction of the authority making such request charging the fugitive with the commission of the crime for which his extradition is sought to be obtained.
No person shall be held in custody under telegraphic request by virtue of this section for more than ninety days.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 824.)
Historical and Revision NotesBased on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §662d (Mar. 22, 1934, ch. 73, §3, 48 Stat. 455).
Provision for expense to be borne by the demanding authority is incorporated in section 3195 of this title.
Changes were made in phraseology and arrangement.
Canal ZoneApplicability of section to Canal Zone, see section 14 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in section 14 of this title.
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