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§ 6027. Captured or abandoned property

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 51 Pa.C.S.A. Military AffairsEffective: October 24, 2013

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 51 Pa.C.S.A. Military Affairs (Refs & Annos)
Part IV. Military Justice (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 60. Punitive Sections (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 24, 2013
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 6027
§ 6027. Captured or abandoned property
(a) Duty to secure property.--All persons subject to this part shall secure all public property taken for the service of the United States or the Commonwealth and shall give notice and turn over to the proper authority without delay all captured or abandoned property in their possession, custody or control.
(b) Offense.--Any person subject to this part who:
(1) fails to carry out the duties prescribed in subsection (a);
(2) buys, sells, trades or in any way deals in or disposes of taken, captured or abandoned property, whereby he receives or expects any profit, benefit or advantage to himself or another directly or indirectly connected with himself; or
(3) engages in looting or pillaging;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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2012, Oct. 24, P.L. 1506, No. 192, § 2, effective in one year [Oct. 24, 2013].
51 Pa.C.S.A. § 6027, PA ST 51 Pa.C.S.A. § 6027
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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