Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-1035
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 13A-1035, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§13A–1035.
Official statutory text
(a) A person subject to this title shall secure all public property taken from the enemy for the service of the United States, and shall give notice and turn over to the proper authority without delay all captured or abandoned property in the person’s possession, custody, or control.
(b) A person subject to this title shall be punished as a court–martial may direct if the person:
(1) fails to carry out the duties prescribed in subsection (a) of this section;
(2) buys, sells, trades, or in any way deals in or disposes of captured or abandoned property, whereby the person receives or expects any profit, benefit, or advantage to the person or another directly or indirectly connected with the person; or
(3) engages in looting or pillaging.
(b) A person subject to this title shall be punished as a court–martial may direct if the person:
(1) fails to carry out the duties prescribed in subsection (a) of this section;
(2) buys, sells, trades, or in any way deals in or disposes of captured or abandoned property, whereby the person receives or expects any profit, benefit, or advantage to the person or another directly or indirectly connected with the person; or
(3) engages in looting or pillaging.
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