FEDERAL · 10 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER II—APPREHENSION AND RESTRAINT
Art. 8. Apprehension of deserters
10 U.S.C. § 808
Title10 — Armed Forces
ChapterSUBCHAPTER II—APPREHENSION AND RESTRAINT
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10 U.S.C. § 808.
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Any civil officer having authority to apprehend offenders under the laws of the United States or of a State, Commonwealth, possession, or the District of Columbia may summarily apprehend a deserter from the armed forces and deliver him into the custody of those forces.
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History
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 40; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, §1057(a)(4), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.)
Editorial Notes
The word "may" is substituted for the words "It shall be lawful for * * * to". The words "a State, Territory, Commonwealth, or possession, or the District of Columbia" are substituted for the words "any State, District, Territory, or possession of the United States". The words "of the United States", before the words "and deliver", are omitted as surplusage. The words "those forces" are substituted for the words "the armed forces of the United States", after the words "custody of".
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Amendments
2006—Pub. L. 109–163 substituted "Commonwealth, possession," for "Territory, Commonwealth, or possession,".
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2006—Pub. L. 109–163 substituted "Commonwealth, possession," for "Territory, Commonwealth, or possession,".
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