2025 Session Last amended: 2002 session

§ 192A.54 — Military Property; Loss, Damage, Destruction, or Wrongful Disposition

Plain-Language Summary

Punishes loss, damage, destruction, or wrongful disposal of military property.

Any person subject to this code who, without proper authority:

(1) sells or otherwise disposes of;

(2) willfully or through gross negligence damages, destroys, or loses; or

(3) willfully or through gross negligence allows to be damaged, destroyed, sold, or wrongfully disposed of;

any military property of the United States or of the state shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

History: History: 1963 c 661 s 192A.54; 2002 c 308 s 48

Practical Notes

Selling, losing, or destroying military equipment or property without authorization is a court-martial offense.