§ 1381. — Enticing desertion and harboring deserters.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC1381]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 67--MILITARY AND NAVY
Sec. 1381. Enticing desertion and harboring deserters
Whoever entices or procures, or attempts or endeavors to entice or
procure any person in the Armed Forces of the United States, or who has
been recruited for service therein, to desert therefrom, or aids any
such person in deserting or in attempting to desert from such service;
or
Whoever harbors, conceals, protects, or assists any such person who
may have deserted from such service, knowing him to have deserted
therefrom, or refuses to give up and deliver such person on the demand
of any officer authorized to receive him--
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three
years, or both.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 103-322, title XXXIII,
Sec. 330016(1)(I), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 94 (Mar. 4, 1909, ch. 321,
Sec. 42, 35 Stat. 1097).
Mandatory punishment provisions were changed to alternative.
Words ``armed forces'' were substituted for repeated references to
military service, naval service, soldier and seamen.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-322 substituted ``fined under this title'' for
``fined not more than $2,000'' in last par.
