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§ 13A-1105. Redress of injuries to property

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: April 11, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 13a. Maryland Code of Military Justice (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 11. Miscellaneous Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: April 11, 2023
MD Code, Public Safety, § 13A-1105
§ 13A-1105. Redress of injuries to property
Currentness
In general
(a)(1) Whenever complaint is made to a commanding officer that willful damage has been done to the property of a person or that the person's property has been wrongfully taken by members of the State military forces while in the line of duty, that person may, under such regulations prescribed, convene a board to investigate the complaint.
(2) The board shall consist of from one to three commissioned officers and, for the purpose of that investigation, the board has power to:
(i) summon witnesses and examine them on oath;
(ii) receive depositions or other documentary evidence; and
(iii) assess the damages sustained against the responsible parties.
(3) The assessment of damages made by the board is subject to the approval of the commanding officer, and in the amount approved by that officer shall be charged against the pay of the offenders.
(4) The order of the commanding officer directing charges herein authorized is conclusive on any disbursing officer for payment to the injured parties of the damages so assessed and approved.
If offender cannot be ascertained, charges of damages made upon individuals present at scene at time damages inflicted
(b) If the offenders cannot be ascertained, but the organization or detachment to which they belong is known, charges totaling the amount of damages assessed and approved may be made in such proportion as may be considered just upon the individual members thereof who are shown to have been present at the scene at the time the damages complained of were inflicted, as determined by the approved findings of the board.

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Added by Acts 2020, c. 592, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2020. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 49, § 2, eff. April 11, 2023.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 13A-1105, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 13A-1105
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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