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§ 6020 — Releasing prisoner without proper authority

Pennsylvania § 6020
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Title 51MILITARY AFFAIRS
PartPART IV
Ch. 60PUNITIVE SECTIONS

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51 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6020 (2026).

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Any person subject to this part who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner committed to his charge or who, through neglect or design, suffers any such prisoner to escape shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.

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