Military and Veterans Code section 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. 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.

Source: Section 266, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=MVC§ionNum=266. (updated Jan. 1, 2025; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/military_and_veterans_code_section_266

Original Source: Section 266, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=MVC§ionNum=266. (last accessed May 12, 2025).