# Justice Manual § 9-35.016: Consent Verification Hearings

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-35.016

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 9-35.016
- **Heading:** Consent Verification Hearings
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 9: Criminal / 9-35.000 - International Prisoner Transfers / Justice Manual § 9-35.016

## Text

If both countries approve the transfer, the next step in the transfer process is to arrange a consent verification hearing (CVH). The CVH, which is conducted by a Federal Magistrate Judge, is mandated by 18 U.S.C. § 4107. Its purpose is to ensure that the prisoner voluntarily consents and understands the consequences of the transfer. A Federal Public Defender represents the prisoner at the hearing. The CVH is required for all transferring prisoners whether they are foreign nationals transferring from the United States back to their home countries or Americans transferring from a foreign country back to the United States. A representative of the USAO is not required to attend the hearing of a foreign national transferring from the United States. However, the USAO in the district where the hearing is being held may be required to prepare the necessary application for a writ of habeas corpus or order to produce the prisoner’s presence at the hearing. For more information about arranging and conducting consent verification hearings, please contact the International Prisoner Transfer Unit.

[updated January 2020]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 9-35.010 Introduction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-35.010.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-35.011 Statutory and Treaty Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-35.011.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-35.012 Prisoner Transfer Determination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-35.012.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-35.013 Processing of Prisoner Transfer Requests](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-35.013.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-35.014 Effect of Prisoner Transfer and the Administration of the Transferred Sentence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-35.014.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-35.015 Reconsideration of Prisoner Transfer Requests](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-35.015.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-35.016 Consent Verification Hearings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-35.016.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-35.017 Role of the United States Attorneys' Offices in the Transfer Process](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-35.017.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-35.018 Limitations on United States Attorneys' Offices Regarding Oral and Written Promises of Transfer During Plea Negotiations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-35.018.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-35.019 Relationship of Prisoner Transfer to Extradition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-35.019.md)
- [Justice Manual § 9-35.020 AAG Memorandum Regarding the Transfer Program and the Role of the USAOs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S9-35.020.md)

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