18 U.S.C. § 3506

Service of papers filed in opposition to official request by United States to foreign government for criminal evidence

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any national or resident of the United States who submits, or causes to be submitted, a pleading or other document to a court or other authority in a foreign country in opposition to an official request for evidence of an offense shall serve such pleading or other document on the Attorney General at the time such pleading or other document is submitted.(b) Any person who is a party to a criminal proceeding in a court of the United States who submits, or causes to be submitted, a pleading or other document to a court or other authority in a foreign country in opposition to an official request for evidence of an offense that is a subject of such proceeding shall serve such pleading or other document on the appropriate attorney for the Government, pursuant to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, at the time such pleading or other document is submitted.(c) As used in this section, the term “official request” means a letter rogatory, a request under a treaty or convention, or any other request for evidence made by a court of the United States or an authority of the United States having criminal law enforcement responsibility, to a court or other authority of a foreign country.(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 1217(a), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2166.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective 30 days after Oct. 12, 1984, see section 1220 of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 3505 of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1985–1998 · leading case: Taylor v. Commonwealth, 502 S.E.2d 113 (Va. Ct. App. 1998).

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Taylor v. Commonwealth, 502 S.E.2d 113 (Va. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “See 18 U.S.C.A. § 3506 (certification by a custodian that certain facts are true "shall authenticate" a record of a regularly conducted activity); Uniform Rule of Evidence 902(11) (if a custodian certifies, or declares under oath, that certain facts are true, a record of a…”

United States v. George G. Davis, 767 F.2d 1025 (2d Cir. 1985). “18 U.S.C. § 3506 (b), which requires that all parties to a criminal case in the United States serve upon the Department of Justice any pleadings or documents filed in a foreign country in opposi *1038 tion to an official request by the United States for evidence located in that…”

Paul Sherwood Fraser v. United States, 834 F.2d 911 (11th Cir. 1987). · cites it 2× “JOHNSON, Circuit Judge: Paul Sherwood Fraser appeals from an order by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida requiring him to comply with 18 U.S.C.A. § 3506 (a). We conclude that Fraser has appealed from a nonfinal order.”

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