Section 681. Transit of Persons

(1) If criminal-legal co-operation is related to the transportation of a person from a foreign country to Latvia through the territory of a third country, the competent authority of Latvia shall, if necessary, issue a transit request to such third country.

(2) If a person is transported with air transport, and landing in the territory of a third country is not planned, the competent authority of Latvia shall not issue a transit request, and, in the cases provided for in international agreements, the third country shall only be inform regarding such transportation.

(3) The competent authority of Latvia may allow, upon request of a foreign country, the transit of a person related to criminal-legal co-operation through the territory of Latvia. A transit request may be rejected, if the transit of a citizen or non-citizen of Latvia - a subject of the law On the State of Former Citizens of the U.S.S.R. who do not have Latvian Citizenship or the Citizenship of Another Country (hereinafter - the Latvian citizen) is requested.

(4) A transit request shall be written the same as a request for a specific type of criminal-legal co-operation.