18 USC § 3263 - Delivery to authorities of foreign countries

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identifier: "/us/usc/t18/s3263"
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title: "18 USC § 3263 - Delivery to authorities of foreign countries"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3263"
section_name: "Delivery to authorities of foreign countries"
chapter_number: 212
chapter_name: "MILITARY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 106–523, § 2(a), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2489.)"
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# § 3263. Delivery to authorities of foreign countries

**(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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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 106–523, § 2(a), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2489.)