2012 Revised Code of Washington
Title 38 - MILITIA AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
38.38 Washington code of military justice.
38.38.740 Misconduct of a prisoner.
RCW 38.38.740 [Art. 105] Misconduct of a prisoner.
Any person subject to this code who, while in the hands of the enemy in time of war:
(1) For the purpose of securing favorable treatment by his or her captors acts without proper authority in a manner contrary to law, custom, or regulation, to the detriment of others of whatever nationality held by the enemy as civilian or military prisoners; or
(2) While in a position of authority over such persons maltreats them without justifiable cause;
shall be punished as a court martial may direct.
[2011 c 336 § 786; 1963 c 220 § 104.]
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