§ 29:208A — Article 108a. Retention of military property; notice to return

A. Any person subject to this code who fails to return any military property of the United States or of the state, after having been given proper notice to return the property, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
B. Notice to return military property may be given by personal notice upon the person in possession of the property or by mailing a registered or certified letter to the person's last known address. The notice shall recite this Section and contain a demand that the property be returned or, if it has been lost or destroyed, that restitution be paid as provided in Subsection C of this Section.
C. A person may avoid prosecution under this Section by returning the property or making restitution to the responsible official prior to the date of the hearing.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1988, No. 185, §1, eff. July 1, 1988.