Securing Public Property Taken in Performance of Duty; Giving Notice and Turning Over to Proper Authority Captured or Abandoned Property; Prohibited Acts; Punishment.

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Sec. 103.

(1) A person subject to this code shall secure all public property taken in the performance of his or her duty and shall give notice and turn over to the proper authority without delay all captured or abandoned property in the person's possession, custody, or control.

(2) A person subject to this code shall be punished as a court-martial directs if the person commits 1 of the following acts:

(a) Fails to carry out the duties prescribed in subsection (1).

(b) Buys, sells, trades, or in any way deals in or disposes of captured or abandoned property, from which the person receives or expects a profit, benefit, or advantage to the person or another directly or indirectly connected with the person.

(c) Engages in looting or pillaging.

History: 1980, Act 523, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 186, Imd. Eff. Oct. 27, 2005


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