Subchapter II · Apprehension and Restraint
Article 8. Apprehension of deserters
2024 Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
Recent revisions Summary of changes Cited by (3)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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Rules for Courts-Martial
R.C.M. 302(b)(3) — Apprehension
Civilians authorized to apprehend deserters. Under Article 8, any civilian officer having authority to apprehend offenders under laws of the United States or of a State,…
Discussion under R.C.M. 302 — Apprehension
…or of a State, Commonwealth, possession, or the District of Columbia may summarily apprehend a deserter. See Article 8. However, this authority does not permit state and local law enforcement officers to apprehend persons for…
Uniform Code of Military Justice
Art. 137(a)(3) — Articles to be explained
…to sections 802, 803, 807– 815, 825, 827, 831, 837, 838, 855, 877–934, and 937–939 of this title (articles 2, 3, 7–15, 25, 27, 31, 37, 38, 55, 77–134, and 137–139).