### Question
How does the law define official request?


### Answer
Under *18 U.S.C. § 3292*, **official request** is defined as:

> 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

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 3292*
  - Heading: **PART II-CRIMINAL PROCEDURE > CHAPTER 213-LIMITATIONS**

