# 18 U.S.C. § 5001: Surrender to State authorities; expenses

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## Section

- **Citation:** 18 U.S.C. § 5001
- **Heading:** Surrender to State authorities; expenses
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** May 4, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE > PART IV—CORRECTION OF YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS > CHAPTER 401—GENERAL PROVISIONS

## Text

Whenever any person under twenty-one years of age has been arrested, charged with the commission of an offense punishable in any court of the United States or of the District of Columbia, and, after investigation by the Department of Justice, it appears that such person has committed an offense or is a delinquent under the laws of any State or of the District of Columbia which can and will assume jurisdiction over such juvenile and will take him into custody and deal with him according to the laws of such State or of the District of Columbia, and that it will be to the best interest of the United States and of the juvenile offender, the United States attorney of the district in which such person has been arrested may forego his prosecution and surrender him as herein provided, unless such surrender is precluded under section 5032 of this title .

The United States marshal of such district upon written order of the United States attorney shall convey such person to such State or the District of Columbia, or, if already therein, to any other part thereof and deliver him into the custody of the proper authority thereof.

Before any person is conveyed from one State to another or from or to the District of Columbia under this section, he shall signify his willingness to be so returned, or there shall be presented to the United States attorney a demand from the executive authority of such State or the District of Columbia, to which the prisoner is to be returned, supported by indictment or affidavit as prescribed by section 3182 of this title .

The expense incident to the transportation of any such person, as herein authorized, shall be paid from the appropriation “Salaries, Fees, and Expenses, United States Marshals.”

( June 25, 1948, ch. 645 , 62 Stat. 857 ; Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6467(b) , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4376 .)

## Nearby sections

- [18 U.S.C. § 5001 Surrender to State authorities; expenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t18_s5001.md)
- [18 U.S.C. § 5002 Repealed. Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101[(a)] [title VI, § 614(a)(1)], Apr. 26, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1321 , 1321–65; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a) , May 2, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1327 ]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t18_s5002.md)
- [18 U.S.C. § 5003 Custody of State offenders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t18_s5003.md)
- [18 U.S.C. § 5005, 5006 Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a)(8) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2027 ]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t18_s5005%20_us_usc_t18_s5006.md)
- [18 U.S.C. § 5007 to 5009 Repealed. Pub. L. 94–233, § 5 , Mar. 15, 1976 , 90 Stat. 231 ]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t18_s5007...5009.md)
- [18 U.S.C. § 5010 to 5026 Repealed. Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 218(a)(8) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2027 ]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t18_s5010...5026.md)
- [18 U.S.C. § 5031 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t18_s5031.md)
- [18 U.S.C. § 5032 Delinquency proceedings in district courts; transfer for criminal prosecution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t18_s5032.md)
- [18 U.S.C. § 5033 Custody prior to appearance before magistrate judge](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t18_s5033.md)
- [18 U.S.C. § 5034 Duties of magistrate judge](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t18_s5034.md)
- [18 U.S.C. § 5035 Detention prior to disposition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t18_s5035.md)
- [18 U.S.C. § 5036 Speedy trial](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t18_s5036.md)
- [18 U.S.C. § 5037 Dispositional hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t18_s5037.md)
- [18 U.S.C. § 5038 Use of juvenile records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t18_s5038.md)

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