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title: "18 U.S.C. § 3189"
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title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
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# 18 U.S.C. § 3189 - Place and character of hearing

## Text

Hearings in cases of extradition under treaty stipulation or convention shall be held on land, publicly, and in a room or office easily accessible to the public.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 824.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision NotesBased on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 657 (Aug. 3, 1882, ch. 378, § 1, 22 Stat. 215). First word “All” was omitted as unnecessary.