---
kind: "section"
citation: "18 U.S.C. § 4108"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
number: "4108"
heading: "Verification of consent of offender to transfer to the United States"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/4108"
units:
  - "Part III — Prisons and Prisoners"
  - "Chapter 306 — Transfer to or from Foreign Countries"
---

# §4108. Verification of consent of offender to transfer to the United States

- (a) Prior to the [transfer](/usc/18/4101.md?p=j) of an [offender](/usc/18/4101.md?p=e) to the United States, the fact that the [offender](/usc/18/4101.md?p=e) consents to such [transfer](/usc/18/4101.md?p=j) and that such consent is voluntary and with full knowledge of the consequences thereof, shall be verified in the country in which the [sentence](/usc/18/4101.md?p=h) was imposed by a United States magistrate judge, or by a citizen specifically designated by a judge of the United States as defined in [section 451 of title 28](/usc/28/451.md), United States Code. The designation of a citizen who is an employee or officer of a department or agency of the United States shall be with the approval of the head of that department or agency.
- (b) The verifying officer shall inquire of the [offender](/usc/18/4101.md?p=e) whether he understands and agrees that the [transfer](/usc/18/4101.md?p=j) will be subject to the following conditions:
  - (1) only the country in which he was convicted and sentenced can modify or set aside the conviction or [sentence](/usc/18/4101.md?p=h), and any proceedings seeking such action may only be brought in that country;
  - (2) the [sentence](/usc/18/4101.md?p=h) shall be carried out according to the laws of the United States and that those laws are subject to change;
  - (3) if a United States court should determine upon a proceeding initiated by him or on his behalf that his [transfer](/usc/18/4101.md?p=j) was not accomplished in accordance with the [treaty](/usc/18/4101.md?p=k) or laws of the United States, he may be returned to the country which imposed the [sentence](/usc/18/4101.md?p=h) for the purpose of completing the [sentence](/usc/18/4101.md?p=h) if that country requests his return; and
  - (4) his consent to [transfer](/usc/18/4101.md?p=j), once verified by the verifying officer, is irrevocable.
- (c) The verifying officer, before determining that an [offender](/usc/18/4101.md?p=e)’s consent is voluntary and given with full knowledge of the consequences, shall advise the [offender](/usc/18/4101.md?p=e) of his right to consult with counsel as provided by this chapter. If the [offender](/usc/18/4101.md?p=e) wishes to consult with counsel before giving his consent, he shall be advised that the proceedings will be continued until he has had an opportunity to consult with counsel.
- (d) The verifying officer shall make the necessary inquiries to determine that the [offender](/usc/18/4101.md?p=e)’s consent is voluntary and not the result of any promises, threats, or other improper inducements, and that the [offender](/usc/18/4101.md?p=e) accepts the [transfer](/usc/18/4101.md?p=j) subject to the conditions set forth in [subsection (b)](#b). The consent and acceptance shall be on an appropriate form prescribed by the Attorney General.
- (e) The proceedings shall be taken down by a reporter or recorded by suitable sound recording equipment. The Attorney General shall maintain custody of the records.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 95–144, § 1, Oct. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1217; amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 223(m)(4), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2030; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, § 7101(b), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4415; Pub. L. 101–650, title III, § 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–690 struck out “including any term of imprisonment or term of supervised release specified in the applicable sentencing guideline promulgated pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 944(a)(1),” after “consequences thereof,”.

1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–473 inserted “, including any term of imprisonment or term of supervised release specified in the applicable sentencing guideline promulgated pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(a)(1),” after “consequences thereof”.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“United States magistrate judge” substituted for “United States magistrate” in subsec. (a) pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101–650, set out as a note under section 631 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 98–473 effective Nov. 1, 1987, and applicable only to offenses committed after the taking effect of such amendment, see section 235(a)(1) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3551 of this title.