Title 10Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§2252 Rewards: missing property

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 134— - MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY › § 2252

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Title 10, §2252

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The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military department may pay a reward of not more than $500 in any case for information leading to the discovery of missing property under the jurisdiction of that Secretary or leading to the recovery of such property.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Section is based on Pub. L. 99–190, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 8005(b)], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1185, 1202.

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Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 7209 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(e)(3)(A).

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10 U.S.C. § 2252

Title 10Armed Forces

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73