10 USC 808: Art. 8. Apprehension of deserters
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10 USC 808: Art. 8. Apprehension of deserters Text contains those laws in effect on April 24, 2024
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESSubtitle A-General Military LawPART II-PERSONNELCHAPTER 47-UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICESUBCHAPTER II-APPREHENSION AND RESTRAINT
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§808. Art. 8. Apprehension of deserters

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.

(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 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
808 50:562. May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 8), 64 Stat. 111 .

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".


Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006-Pub. L. 109–163 substituted "Commonwealth, possession," for "Territory, Commonwealth, or possession,".