Louisiana § RS 29:103 - Article 3. Jurisdiction to try certain personnel
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§ RS 29:103. Article 3. Jurisdiction to try certain personnel
A. Subject to Article 43 of this Code, a person who is in a status in which the person subject to this Chapter and who committed an offense against this Chapter while formerly in a status in which the person was subject to this Chapter is not relieved from amenability to the jurisdiction of this Chapter for that offense by reason of a termination of that person's former status.
B. Each person discharged from the state military forces who is later charged with having fraudulently obtained his discharge is subject to trial by court-martial on that charge and is after apprehension subject to this Code while in the custody of the military for that trial. Upon conviction of that charge he is subject to trial by court-martial for all offenses under this Code committed before the fraudulent discharge.
C. No person who has deserted from the state military forces may be relieved from amenability to the jurisdiction of this Code by virtue of a separation from any later period of service.
Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 1992, No. 530, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 2019, No. 373, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 29:103 ("Article 3. Jurisdiction to try certain personnel") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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