§ 3183. — Fugitives from State, Territory, or Possession into extraterritorial jurisdiction of United States.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC3183]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART II--CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 209--EXTRADITION
Sec. 3183. Fugitives from State, Territory, or Possession into
extraterritorial jurisdiction of United States
Whenever the executive authority of any State, Territory, District,
or possession of the United States demands any American citizen or
national as a fugitive from justice who has fled to a country in which
the United States exercises extraterritorial jurisdiction, and produces
a copy of an indictment found or an affidavit made before a magistrate
of the demanding jurisdiction, charging the fugitive so demanded with
having committed treason, felony, or other offense, certified as
authentic by the Governor or chief magistrate of such demanding
jurisdiction, or other person authorized to act, the officer or
representative of the United States vested with judicial authority to
whom the demand has been made shall cause such fugitive to be arrested
and secured, and notify the executive authorities making such demand, or
the agent of such authority appointed to receive the fugitive, and shall
cause the fugitive to be delivered to such agent when he shall appear.
If no such agent shall appear within three months from the time of
the arrest, the prisoner may be discharged.
The agent who receives the fugitive into his custody shall be
empowered to transport him to the jurisdiction from which he has fled.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 822; Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title
IV, Sec. 4004(d), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1812.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 662c (Mar. 22, 1934, ch.
73, Sec. 2, 48 Stat. 455).
Said section 662c was incorporated in this section and sections 752
and 3195 of this title.
Provision as to costs or expenses to be paid by the demanding
authority were incorporated in section 3196 of this title.
Reference to the Philippine Islands was deleted as obsolete in view
of the independence of the Commonwealth of the Philippines effective
July 4, 1946.
The attention of Congress is directed to the probability that this
section may be of little, if any, possible use in view of present world
conditions.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-273 struck out ``or the Panama Canal Zone,'' after
``possession of the United States'' in first par.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3187 of this title.
