California · Military and Veterans Code - MVC
MVC §266: An enlisted person who has been dropped as a deserter shall not be restored to duty without prior disposition of the charge of desertion standing against them.
What this law says, in plain English
An enlisted person dropped as a deserter cannot return to duty until the desertion charge against them is resolved.
Read the full statutory text
An enlisted person who has been dropped as a deserter shall not be restored to duty without prior disposition of the charge of desertion standing against them. The charge shall be disposed of by trial by court-martial; by restoration to duty, desertion admitted, upon a written application of the soldier admitting the desertion; or by the setting aside of the charge of desertion when it had been erroneously made.
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