N.Y. MIL Law § 130.96
This is the official text of N.Y. MIL Law § 130.96, part of New York’s MIL Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "MIL Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Subordinate compelling surrender
Official statutory text
§ 130.96. Subordinate compelling surrender. Any person subject to\nthis code who compels or attempts to compel a commander of any place,\nvessel, aircraft, or other military property, or of any body of members\nof the armed forces of the United States or of any other state, or of\nthe organized militia to give it up to an enemy or to abandon it, or who\nstrikes the colors or flag to an enemy without proper authority, shall\nbe punished as a court-martial may direct.\n
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