Georgia § 38-2-1100 - Compelling surrender.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 38-2-1100 — Compelling surrender., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-2-1100. Compelling surrender.
Any person subject to this article who compels or attempts to compel a commander, an individual in command of the National Guard of another state, or an individual in command of a vessel, aircraft, or other military property or of any body of members of the armed forces, to give it up to an enemy or to abandon it, or who strikes the colors or flag to an enemy without proper authority, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. (Code 1981, § 38-2-1100 , enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98.) U.S. Code. - For similar provision in Uniform Code of Military Justice, see 10 U.S.C. § 900.
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Section 38-2-1100 ("Compelling surrender.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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