ARTILE 13
Locating Persons

1. The Requested State shall take all necessary measures to locate persons who are believed to be in that State and who are needed in connection with a criminal investigation, prosecution, or proceeding in the Requesting State.
2. The Requested State shall communicate as soon as possible the results of its inquiries to the Requesting State.

ARTICLE 14
Initiating Proceedings upon Request

1. When one State is competent to initiate proceedings but wishes the proceedings to be carried out by the other State, the Central Authority of the former shall officially notify the Central Authority of the latter of the facts of the case. If the Requested State has jurisdiction in this regard, it shall submit the case to its competent authorities with a view to initiating criminal proceedings. Those authorities shall issue their decision in accordance with the laws of their country.

2. The Requested State shall report the action taken regarding the notification and transmit, as appropriate, a copy of the decision issued.

ARTICLE 15
Assisting in Forfeiture Proceedings

1. If the Central Authority of one State becomes aware of fruits or instrumentality’s of crime located in the other State which may be forfeitable or otherwise subject to seizure under the laws of that other State, it may so inform the
Central Authority of that other state. If that other State has jurisdiction in this regard it shall present this information to its competent authorities for a determination whether any action is appropriate. Those authorities shall issue their decision in accordance with the laws of their country, and shall, through their Central Authority, report to the other State on the action taken.

2. The Contracting States may assist each other to the extent permitted by their respective laws and this Treaty, in proceedings relating to the forfeiture of the fruits or instrumentality’s of crime.

ARTICLE 16
Appearance in the Requesting State

When the appearance of a person who is in the Requested State is needed in the Requesting State, the Central Authority of the Requested State shall invite the person to appear before the appropriate authority in the Requesting State, and shall indicate the extent to which the expenses will be paid. The response of the person shall be communicated promptly to the Requesting State.

ARTICLE 17
Safe Conduct

1. No person in the territory of the Requesting State who testify or provide a statement in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty shall be subjected to service of process or be detained or subjected to any other restriction of personal liberty by reason of any acts which preceded his departure from the Requested State.

2. The safe conduct provided for by this Article shall cease when the person, having had the opportunity to leave the Requesting State within 15 consecutive days after notifying that his presence was no longer required by the appropriate authorities, shall have nonetheless stayed in that State or shall have voluntarily returned after having left it.

ARTICLE 18
Returning Documents, Records for Articles

The Requesting State shall return any documents, records, or articles furnished in execution of requests as soon as possible unless the Requested State waives their return.

ARTICLE 19
Compatibility with Other Treaties and National Laws

Assistance and procedures provided for by this Treaty shall not prevent either of the Contracting States from granting assistance through the provisions of other international agreements to which it may be a party or through the provisions of its national laws.

ARTICLE 20
Ratification and Entry into Force

1. This Treaty shall be subject to ratification; the instruments of ratification shall be exchanged at Washington as soon as possible.
2. This Treaty shall enter into force upon the exchange of the instruments of ratification.

ARTICLE 21
Termination

Either Contracting State may terminate this Treaty by means of written notice to the other Contracting State at any time. Termination shall take effect six months following the date of notification.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto by their respective governments, have signed the present Treaty.

Done at Bangkok, in duplicate, in the Thai and English languages, each text being equally authentic, this nineteenth day of March in the two thousand five hundred and twenty-ninth year of the Buddhist Era, corresponding to the one
thousand nine hundred and eighty-sixth year of the Christian Era.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE           FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
KINGDOM OF THAILAND                       UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Air Chief Marshal

               (Siddhi Savetsila)                  (Edwin Meese III)
            Deputy Prime Minister         Attorney General of the
                       And                        United States of America
         Minister of Foreign Affairs
                  Of Thailand

FORM A
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
OF BUSINESS RECORDS

I, ………………………………………………………………………., attest on penalty of Criminal punishment for false statement or attestation that I am employed by …………………….(Name of Business from which documents are sought) and that my official title is……………………………………(Official Title).
I further state that each of the records attached hereto is the original or a duplicate of the original of records in the custody of………………………………………(Name of Business from which Documents are sought)
(A) such records were made at or near the time of the occurrence of the matters set forth, by (or from information transmitted by) a person with knowledge of those matters ;
(B) such records were kept in the course of a regularly conducted business activity ;
(C) the business activity made such records as a regular practice ; and
(D) if such record is not the original, such record is a duplicate of the original.
……………………………………………………
(Signature)
……………………………………………………
(Date)

FORM B
ATTESTATION OF AUTHENTICITY OF DOCUMENTS

I, ……………………(Name), attest on penalty of criminal punishment for false statement or attestation that my position with the Government of………………………(Country) is ……………………………(Official Title)and,
in that position, I am authorized by the law of ……………………………(Country)to attest that the documents attached and described below are true copies of original official records which are recorded or filed in………………(name of Government Office or Agency)which is an office or agency of the Government of …………….. …………(Country)

Description of documents :

……………………………………………………………..
(Signature)
……………………………………………………………..
Title
……………………………………………………………..
Date

FORM C

I, …………………………………………………………..…………(Name) Certify that I am….… (Title) employed in the..……………………………………… (Name of Government Office or Agency). I received custody of the articles listed below from ………(Name of Person)……… on ……(Date)…………, at …………(Place)…………………………. I relinquished custody of those articles to ………………on …..
(Date)…….., at ……(Place)………………….. in the same condition as when I received them (or if different as noted below).
Description of articles:
Changes in condition while in my custody:

……………………………………………
Signature
……………………………………………
Title
OFFICIAL SEAL ……………………………………………
Place
……………………………………………
Date

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This legislation was the official authorized translation by International Affairs Department.