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5924.99 Misbehavior before or in the presence of the enemy.

Any person subject to this code who before or in the presence of the enemy:

(A) Runs away;

(B) Shamefully abandons, surrenders, or delivers up any command, unit, place, or military property which it is his duty to defend;

(C) Through disobedience, neglect, or intentional misconduct endangers the safety of any such command, unit, place, or military property;

(D) Casts away his arms or ammunition;

(E) Is guilty of cowardly conduct;

(F) Quits his place of duty to plunder or pillage;

(G) Causes false alarms in any command, unit, or place under control of the armed forces of the United States or the organized militia;

(H) Willfully fails to do his utmost to encounter, engage, capture, or destroy any enemy troops, combatants, vessels, aircraft, or any other thing, which it is his duty so to encounter, engage, capture, or destroy; or

(I) 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 this state, or to any other state, when engaged in battle;shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.

Effective Date: 10-10-1961

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Ohio > Title59 > Chapter5924 > 5924_99

5924.99 Misbehavior before or in the presence of the enemy.

Any person subject to this code who before or in the presence of the enemy:

(A) Runs away;

(B) Shamefully abandons, surrenders, or delivers up any command, unit, place, or military property which it is his duty to defend;

(C) Through disobedience, neglect, or intentional misconduct endangers the safety of any such command, unit, place, or military property;

(D) Casts away his arms or ammunition;

(E) Is guilty of cowardly conduct;

(F) Quits his place of duty to plunder or pillage;

(G) Causes false alarms in any command, unit, or place under control of the armed forces of the United States or the organized militia;

(H) Willfully fails to do his utmost to encounter, engage, capture, or destroy any enemy troops, combatants, vessels, aircraft, or any other thing, which it is his duty so to encounter, engage, capture, or destroy; or

(I) 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 this state, or to any other state, when engaged in battle;shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.

Effective Date: 10-10-1961


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Ohio > Title59 > Chapter5924 > 5924_99

5924.99 Misbehavior before or in the presence of the enemy.

Any person subject to this code who before or in the presence of the enemy:

(A) Runs away;

(B) Shamefully abandons, surrenders, or delivers up any command, unit, place, or military property which it is his duty to defend;

(C) Through disobedience, neglect, or intentional misconduct endangers the safety of any such command, unit, place, or military property;

(D) Casts away his arms or ammunition;

(E) Is guilty of cowardly conduct;

(F) Quits his place of duty to plunder or pillage;

(G) Causes false alarms in any command, unit, or place under control of the armed forces of the United States or the organized militia;

(H) Willfully fails to do his utmost to encounter, engage, capture, or destroy any enemy troops, combatants, vessels, aircraft, or any other thing, which it is his duty so to encounter, engage, capture, or destroy; or

(I) 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 this state, or to any other state, when engaged in battle;shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.

Effective Date: 10-10-1961