Pennsylvania § 5105 - Jurisdiction to try certain personnel.
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§ 5105. Jurisdiction to try certain personnel.
(a) Discharge obtained fraudulently.--Each person subject to this part discharged from the State military forces who is later charged with having fraudulently obtained a discharge shall be, subject to section 5708 (relating to statute of limitations), subject to trial by court-martial on said charge and shall after apprehension be subject to this part while in custody under the direction of the State military forces for that trial. Upon conviction of said charge, the person shall be subject to trial by court-martial for all offenses under this part committed before the fraudulent discharge.
(b) Deserters.--No person subject to this part who has deserted from the State military forces shall be relieved from amenability to the jurisdiction of this part by virtue of a separation from any subsequent period of service.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5105 ("Jurisdiction to try certain personnel.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. 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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