# 32 CFR § 720.4: Persons stationed outside the United States

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-720.4

## Section

- **Citation:** 32 CFR § 720.4
- **Heading:** Persons stationed outside the United States
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 32—National Defense > Subtitle A—Department of Defense > CHAPTER VI—DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY > SUBCHAPTER C—PERSONNEL > PART 720—DELIVERY OF PERSONNEL › SERVICE OF PROCESS AND SUBPOENAS › PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS > Subpart A—Delivery of Personnel

## Text

(a) Persons desired by local U.S. authorities. When delivery of any member in the Navy or Marine Corps, or any civilian employee or dependent, is desired for trial by state authorities and the individual whose presence is sought is stationed outside the United States, the provisions of subpart D of this part will be followed. In all such cases, the nearest judge advocate of the Navy or Marine Corps shall be consulted before any action is taken.
(b) Members desired by U.S. Federal authorities. When delivery of any member of the Navy or Marine Corps is desired for trial in a Federal district court, upon appropriate representation by the Department of Justice to the Secretary of the Navy (Judge Advocate General), the member will be returned to the United States at the expense of the Department of the Navy and held at a military facility convenient to the Department of the Navy and to the Department of Justice. Delivery may be accomplished as set forth in § 720.7, subject to the exceptions in § 720.9.

## Nearby sections

- [32 CFR § 720.1 § 720.1 Delivery of persons requested by State authorities in criminal cases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-720.1.md)
- [32 CFR § 720.2 § 720.2 Delivery when persons are within the territorial limits of the requesting State.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-720.2.md)
- [32 CFR § 720.3 § 720.3 Delivery when persons are beyond territorial limits of the requesting State.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-720.3.md)
- [32 CFR § 720.4 § 720.4 Persons stationed outside the United States.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-720.4.md)
- [32 CFR § 720.5 § 720.5 Authority of the Judge Advocate General and the General Counsel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-720.5.md)
- [32 CFR § 720.6 § 720.6 Agreement required prior to delivery to State authorities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-720.6.md)
- [32 CFR § 720.7 § 720.7 Delivery of persons to Federal authorities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-720.7.md)
- [32 CFR § 720.8 § 720.8 Delivery of persons to foreign authorities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-720.8.md)
- [32 CFR § 720.9 § 720.9 Circumstances in which delivery is refused.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-720.9.md)
- [32 CFR § 720.10 § 720.10 Members released by civil authorities on bail or on their own recognizance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-720.10.md)
- [32 CFR § 720.11 § 720.11 Interviewing servicemembers or civilian employees by Federal civilian investigative agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-720.11.md)
- [32 CFR § 720.12 § 720.12 Request for delivery of members serving sentence of court-martial.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-720.12.md)
- [32 CFR § 720.13 § 720.13 Request for delivery of members serving sentence of a State court.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-720.13.md)
- [32 CFR § 720.20 § 720.20 Service of process upon personnel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-32-720.20.md)

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