2007 US Code
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 12 - COMPENSATION FOR INJURY, DEATH, OR DETENTION OF EMPLOYEES OF CONTRACTORS WITH UNITED STATES OUTSIDE UNITED STATES
SUBCHAPTER II - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 1716 - Presumption of death or detention
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 12 - COMPENSATION FOR INJURY, DEATH, OR DETENTION OF EMPLOYEES OF CONTRACTORS WITH UNITED STATES OUTSIDE UNITED STATES SUBCHAPTER II - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 1716 - Presumption of death or detention |
Contains | section 1716 |
Date | 2007 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 8, 2008 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Dec. 2, 1942, ch. 668, title II, §206, 56 Stat. 1034; Pub. L. 85-608, title I, §104, Aug. 8, 1958, 72 Stat. 537. |
Statutes at Large References | 56 Stat. 1034 72 Stat. 537 |
Public Law References | Public Law 85-608 |
§1716. Presumption of death or detention
A determination that an individual is dead or a determination that he has been detained by a hostile force or person may be made on the basis of evidence that he has disappeared under circumstances such as to make such death or detention appear probable.
(Dec. 2, 1942, ch. 668, title II, §206, 56 Stat. 1034; Pub. L. 85–608, title I, §104, Aug. 8, 1958, 72 Stat. 537.)
Amendments1958—Pub. L. 85–608 substituted “a hostile force or person” for “the enemy”.
Effective Date of 1958 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 85–608 effective June 30, 1958, see section 402 of Pub. L. 85–608, set out as a note under section 1651 of this title.
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