Okla. Stat. tit. 44, § 44-899
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Misbehavior before the enemy
Official statutory text
ARTICLE 99. Misbehavior before the enemy.
Any person subject to the Oklahoma Uniform Code of Military
Justice who before or in the presence of the enemy:
1. Runs away;
2. Shamefully abandons, surrenders, or delivers up any command,
unit, place, or military property which it is his or her duty to
defend;
3. Through disobedience, neglect, or intentional misconduct
endangers the safety of any such command, unit, place, or military
property;
4. Casts away his or her arms or ammunition;
5. Is guilty of cowardly conduct;
6. Quits his or her place of duty to plunder or pillage;
7. Causes false alarms in any command, unit, or place under
control of the armed forces of the United States or the state
military forces;
8. Willfully fails to do his or her utmost to encounter,
engage, capture, or destroy any enemy troops, combatants, vessels,
aircraft, or any other thing, which it is his or her duty so to
encounter, engage, capture, or destroy; or
9. Does not afford all practicable relief and assistance to any
troops, combatants, vessels, or aircraft of the armed forces
belonging to the United States or their allies, to the State of
Oklahoma, or to any other state, when engaged in battle,
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Any person subject to the Oklahoma Uniform Code of Military
Justice who before or in the presence of the enemy:
1. Runs away;
2. Shamefully abandons, surrenders, or delivers up any command,
unit, place, or military property which it is his or her duty to
defend;
3. Through disobedience, neglect, or intentional misconduct
endangers the safety of any such command, unit, place, or military
property;
4. Casts away his or her arms or ammunition;
5. Is guilty of cowardly conduct;
6. Quits his or her place of duty to plunder or pillage;
7. Causes false alarms in any command, unit, or place under
control of the armed forces of the United States or the state
military forces;
8. Willfully fails to do his or her utmost to encounter,
engage, capture, or destroy any enemy troops, combatants, vessels,
aircraft, or any other thing, which it is his or her duty so to
encounter, engage, capture, or destroy; or
9. Does not afford all practicable relief and assistance to any
troops, combatants, vessels, or aircraft of the armed forces
belonging to the United States or their allies, to the State of
Oklahoma, or to any other state, when engaged in battle,
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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