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Military and Veterans Code § 471

CHAPTER 9. Military Courts

In force on September 28, 2026Mil. & Vet. Code, § 471Official source ↗

Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.

Whenever any person in the military service of the State is charged with the commission while on duty of an offense which is a felony under the laws of this State, he shall be delivered by his superior officer or officers to the proper civil authorities of the county or city in which the offense occurred for trial. Trial and punishment by civil authorities shall not preclude trial and additional punishment by court-martial for any military offense resulting from commission of the felony.