18-U.S.C.-3506
§3506 – Service of Papers Filed In Opposition to official Request By United States to Foreign Government For Criminal Evidence
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Title 18 > Part II > Chapter 223 > Section 3506
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- Reference: Section 3506
- Legend: §3506 – Service of Papers Filed In Opposition to official Request By United States to Foreign Government For Criminal Evidence
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any national or resident of the United States who submits, or causes to be submitted, a pleading or other document to a court or other authority in a foreign country in opposition to an official request for evidence of an offense shall serve such pleading or other document on the Attorney General at the time such pleading or other document is submitted.
(b) Any person who is a party to a criminal proceeding in a court of the United States who submits, or causes to be submitted, a pleading or other document to a court or other authority in a foreign country in opposition to an official request for evidence of an offense that is a subject of such proceeding shall serve such pleading or other document on the appropriate attorney for the Government, pursuant to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, at the time such pleading or other document is submitted.
(c) As used in this section, the term official request means a letter rogatory, a request under a treaty or convention, or any other request for evidence made by a court of the United States or an authority of the United States having criminal law enforcement responsibility, to a court or other authority of a foreign country.
(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §1217(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2166.)
Effective Date
Section effective 30 days after Oct. 12, 1984, see section 1220 of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 3505 of this title.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
18-U.S.C.-3483 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Criminal Procedure
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