{"code":"MVC","codeName":"Military and Veterans Code","section":"266","citation":"Mil. & Vet. Code, § 266","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE STATE [100. - 567.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. THE STATE MILITIA [100. - 491.3.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. The National Guard [210. - 270.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Enlisted Persons [250. - 270.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-3/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 23.   (SB 1097)   Effective January 1, 2025.","effective":"2025-01-01","html":"<p>An enlisted person who has been dropped as a deserter shall not be restored to duty without prior disposition of the charge of desertion standing against them. The charge shall be disposed of by trial by court-martial; by restoration to duty, desertion admitted, upon a written application of the soldier admitting the desertion; or by the setting aside of the charge of desertion when it had been erroneously made.</p>","text":"An enlisted person who has been dropped as a deserter shall not be restored to duty without prior disposition of the charge of desertion standing against them. The charge shall be disposed of by trial by court-martial; by restoration to duty, desertion admitted, upon a written application of the soldier admitting the desertion; or by the setting aside of the charge of desertion when it had been erroneously made.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/enlisted-persons-266","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}