Iowa Code § 29B.97
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Subordinate compelling surrender.
Official statutory text
A person subject to this code who compels or attempts to compel the commander of any place, vessel, aircraft, or other military property or any body of the state military forces, or of any other state, to surrender the place, property, or forces to an enemy or to abandon the place, property, or forces, or who strikes the colors or flag to an enemy without proper authority, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.97; 82 Acts, ch 1042, §43]
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.97; 82 Acts, ch 1042, §43]
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