California Military and Veterans Code Section 471

CA Mil & Vet Code § 471 (2017)  

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.

(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018