California Military and Veterans Code Section 266

CA Mil & Vet Code § 266 (2017)  

An enlisted man or woman who has been dropped as a deserter shall not be restored to duty without prior disposition of the charge of desertion standing against him or her. 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 in case it had been erroneously made.

(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 114, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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