# 28 CFR § 527.41: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-527.41

## Section

- **Citation:** 28 CFR § 527.41
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 28—Judicial Administration > CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER B—INMATE ADMISSION, CLASSIFICATION, AND TRANSFER > PART 527—TRANSFERS > Subpart E—Transfer of Offenders to Foreign Countries

## Text

For the purpose of this subpart, the following definitions apply.
(a) Treaty nation. A country with which the United States has a transfer treaty relationship either through a bilateral treaty or a multilateral transfer convention.
(b) State prisoner. An inmate serving a sentence imposed in a court in one of the states of the United States, or in a territory or commonwealth of the United States.
(c) Departure institution. The Bureau of Prisons institution to which an eligible inmate is finally transferred for return to the country of which the inmate is a citizen or national.
(d) Admission institution. The Bureau of Prisons institution where a United States citizen or national-inmate is first received from a treaty nation.

## Nearby sections

- [28 CFR § 527.30 § 527.30 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-527.30.md)
- [28 CFR § 527.31 § 527.31 Procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-527.31.md)
- [28 CFR § 527.40 § 527.40 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-527.40.md)
- [28 CFR § 527.41 § 527.41 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-527.41.md)
- [28 CFR § 527.42 § 527.42 Limitations on transfer of offenders to foreign countries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-527.42.md)
- [28 CFR § 527.43 § 527.43 Notification of inmates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-527.43.md)
- [28 CFR § 527.44 § 527.44 Request for transfer to country of which inmate is a citizen or national.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-527.44.md)
- [28 CFR § 527.45 § 527.45 Bureau determination on request for transfer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-527.45.md)
- [28 CFR § 527.46 § 527.46 Transfer procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-527.46.md)
- [28 CFR § 527.47 § 527.47 Transfer of state prisoners to other countries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-527.47.md)
- [28 CFR § 527.48 § 527.48 Transfer of American national prisoners from foreign countries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-527.48.md)

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