Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§1512 Effect on State law
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 76— - MISSING PERSONS › § 1512
Summary
State and local courts and government agencies keep the power to decide or declare that a person is dead for state or local purposes. "State" here also means the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any U.S. territory or possession.
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Title 10, §1512
Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to invalidate or limit the power of any State court or administrative entity, or the power of any court or administrative entity of any political subdivision thereof, to find or declare a person dead for purposes of such State or political subdivision.
(b)In this section, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 1512
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73