{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-3196","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 3196","heading":"Extradition of United States citizens","body":"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.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 209—EXTRADITION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"2aa2cf5b477a711c059bf5128ec8ecbed6cc6e9bc5c573bf73b80f8f322c5303","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-3195","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-3231"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}