18 USC § 3196 - Extradition of United States citizens

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title: "18 USC § 3196 - Extradition of United States citizens"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3196"
section_name: "Extradition of United States citizens"
chapter_number: 209
chapter_name: "EXTRADITION"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 101–623, § 11(a), Nov. 21, 1990, 104 Stat. 3356.)"
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# § 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.

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