1) Your core rights in the U.S.

• Notification without delay: Authorities must notify the Romanian consulate and tell you that they are doing so.
• Communication: You may communicate with the consulate, and your communications must be forwarded without delay.
• Consular access: Romanian consular officers can visit you, speak with you, correspond with you, and help you arrange a lawyer. Facility rules may regulate logistics, but your rights must have full effect.

2) What U.S. authorities must do

• Notify the Romanian consulate without delay.
• Inform you that the consulate is being notified and that you may communicate with them.
• Forward your communications to the consulate without delay.

3) What the consulate can do

• Check on your welfare and treatment; explain local procedures.
• Inform family (with your consent).
• Provide lawyer/translator lists and help arrange legal representation.
• Visit, call, and correspond during your case.

4) What the consulate cannot do

• Give legal advice or act as your lawyer.
• Get charges dropped, secure release, or pay fines/bail.

5) Immediate contacts (Kentucky cases)

• Consulate General of Romania – Chicago (Emergency): +1 (312) 307-2923
• Honorary Consulate – Kentucky (Dan Ozarchevici): Office +1 (859) 809-2553 · Cell +1 (513) 968-9916 · dan@KYconsul.com

Legal basis (learn more)

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963), Article 36 — Notification, communication, and consular access rights.

U.S. Consular Notification & Access (CNA) — Operational rules for U.S. officers (notify without delay; inform detainee; forward communications).

This summary is provided for rapid understanding; it is not legal advice.

Quick-reference for U.S. state/federal officers (Kentucky jurisdiction covered by CG Romania – Chicago)

• Mandatory country: Romania — notify without delay.
• Inform the detainee that notification is being made and that they may communicate with the consulate.
• Forward any detainee communication to the consulate without delay.
• Consular access: permit visits, calls, correspondence, and assistance in arranging counsel (consistent with facility rules that allow full effect of rights).

Nearest post for Kentucky

• Consulate General of Romania – Chicago (primary): Emergency +1 (312) 307-2923
• Honorary Consulate – Kentucky (liaison): Dan Ozarchevici · Office +1 (859) 809-2553 · Cell +1 (513) 968-9916 · dan@KYconsul.com
• Embassy of Romania – Washington, D.C. (Consular Section): backup if Chicago unreachable.

Thank you for ensuring compliance with VCCR Art. 36 and U.S. CNA policy.