Mil. & Vet. Code, § 266 · Article 3. Enlisted Persons
Mil. & Vet. Code, § 266
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
An enlisted person who has been dropped as a deserter shall not be restored to duty without prior disposition of the charge of desertion standing against them. The charge shall be disposed of by trial by court-martial; by restoration to duty, desertion admitted, upon a written application of the soldier admitting the desertion; or by the setting aside of the charge of desertion when it had been erroneously made.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 23. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.
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- Official file
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