{"code":"MVC","codeName":"Military and Veterans Code","section":"267","citation":"Mil. & Vet. Code, § 267","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. 2018, Ch. 118, Sec. 17.   (SB 1501)   Effective January 1, 2019.","effective":"2019-01-01","html":"<p>A deserter shall not be restored to duty without trial except by the Governor or by an officer authorized to appoint a general court-martial. Restoration to duty without trial shall not remove the charge of desertion or relieve the enlisted person from any of the forfeitures attached to that offense. Setting aside a charge of desertion as having been erroneously made shall remove the charge of desertion and all stoppages and forfeitures arising therefrom.</p>","text":"A deserter shall not be restored to duty without trial except by the Governor or by an officer authorized to appoint a general court-martial. Restoration to duty without trial shall not remove the charge of desertion or relieve the enlisted person from any of the forfeitures attached to that offense. Setting aside a charge of desertion as having been erroneously made shall remove the charge of desertion and all stoppages and forfeitures arising therefrom.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/enlisted-persons-267","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}