Any person subject to this code who compels or attempts to compel the commander of the state military forces of the state, or of any other state, place, vessel, aircraft, or other military property, or of any body of members of the Armed Forces, to give it up to an enemy or to abandon it, or who strikes the colors or flag to an enemy without proper authority, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Effective: June 25, 2013

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 35.605

  • any other state: includes any state, territory, outlying possession, the District of Columbia, and any foreign government or country. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Code: means this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
  • Military: refers to any or all of the Armed Forces. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State military forces: means the Kentucky National Guard as defined in Title 32 of the United States Code and as organized under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. See Kentucky Statutes 35.010

History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 104, effective June 25, 2013. — Created
1970 Ky. Acts ch. 56, sec. 77.

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