# Justice Manual § 9-15.200: Procedures For Requesting Extradition From Abroad

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-15.200

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 9-15.200
- **Heading:** Procedures For Requesting Extradition From Abroad
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 9: Criminal / 9-15.000 - International Extradition And Related Matters / Justice Manual § 9-15.200

## Text

Prosecutors who intend to seek the extradition from abroad of an individual to stand trial, to be sentenced, or to serve a sentence in the United States must contact the Criminal Division’s Office of International Affairs at (202) 514-0000.

[updated April 2018]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 9-15.100 General Principles Related to Obtaining Fugitives from Abroad](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-15.100.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-15.200 Procedures For Requesting Extradition From Abroad](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-15.200.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-15.210 Role of the Office of International Affairs in Extradition Matters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-15.210.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-15.220 Determination of Extraditability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-15.220.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-15.230 Request for Provisional Arrest](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-15.230.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-15.240 Documents Required in Support of Request for Extradition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-15.240.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-15.250 Procedure After Assembling Documents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-15.250.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-15.300 Procedure in the Foreign Country](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-15.300.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-15.400 Return of the Fugitive](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-15.400.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-15.500 Post Extradition Considerations—Limitations on Further Prosecution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-15.500.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-15.600 Alternatives To Extradition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-15.600.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-15.610 Deportations, Expulsions, or Other Lawful Methods of Return](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-15.610.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-15.630 Lures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-15.630.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-15.635 Interpol Red Notices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-15.635.md)

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