Title 51, MILITARY AFFAIRS

(a) Offense defined.--Any person subject to this part who: (1) with intent to usurp or override lawful military authority refuses, in concert with any other person, to obey orders or otherwise do his duty or creates any violence or disturbance is guilty of mutiny; (2) with intent…

Any person subject to this part who resists apprehension, flees from apprehension, breaks arrest or escapes from custody or confinement shall be punished as a court-marital may direct.

Any person subject to this part who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner committed to his charge or who, through neglect or design, suffers any such prisoner to escape shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict…

Any person subject to this part who, except as provided by law or regulation, apprehends, arrests or confines any person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Any person subject to this part who: (1) is responsible for unnecessary delay in the disposition of any case of a person accused of an offense under this part; or (2) knowingly and intentionally fails to enforce or comply with any provision of this part regulating the proceedings…

Any person subject to this part who, before or in the presence of the enemy: (1) runs away; (2) shamefully abandons, surrenders or delivers up any command, unit, place or military property which it is his duty to defend; (3) through disobedience, neglect or intentional misconduct…

Any person subject to this part who compels or attempts to compel a commander of any place, vessel, aircraft or other military property, or of any body of members of the armed forces, to give it up to an enemy or to abandon it or who strikes the colors or flag to an enemy without…

Any person subject to this part who, in time of war or national emergency, discloses the parole or countersign to any person not entitled to receive it or who gives to another who is entitled to receive and use the parole or countersign a different parole or countersign from that…

Any person subject to this part who forces a safeguard shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(a) Duty to secure property.--All persons subject to this part shall secure all public property taken for the service of the United States or the Commonwealth and shall give notice and turn over to the proper authority without delay all captured or abandoned property in their pos…

Any person subject to this part who: (1) aids or attempts to aid the enemy with arms, ammunition, supplies, money or other things; or (2) without proper authority, knowingly harbors or protects or gives intelligence to or communicates or corresponds with or holds any intercourse …

Any person subject to this part who, while in the hands of the enemy in time of war: (1) for the purpose of securing favorable treatment by his captors, acts without proper authority in a manner contrary to law, custom or regulation, to the detriment of others of whatever nationa…

Any person subject to this part who, with intent to deceive, signs any false record, return, regulation, order or other official document made in the line of duty knowing the same to be false or makes any other false official statement made in the line of duty knowing the same to…

Any person subject to this part who, without proper authority: (1) sells or otherwise disposes of; (2) willfully or through neglect damages, destroys or loses; or (3) willfully or through neglect suffers to be lost, damaged, destroyed, sold or wrongfully disposed of; any military…

Any person subject to this part who willfully or recklessly wastes, spoils or otherwise willfully and wrongfully destroys or damages any property other than military property belonging to the United States, the Commonwealth or any other state shall be punished as a court-martial …

(a) Willful conduct.--Any person subject to this part who willfully and wrongfully hazards or suffers to be hazarded any vessel of the armed forces of the United States or the State military forces shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. (b) Negligent conduct.--Any perso…

Any person subject to this part who, while in a duty status or while on a military installation, operates any vehicle while drunk or in a reckless or wanton manner shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), any person subject to this part who is found drunk on duty, sleeping on his post or who leaves his post before being relieved shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. (b) Sentinel or look-out.--Any sentinel or look-…

Any person subject to this part who fights, promotes, is concerned in or connives at fighting a duel or who, having knowledge of a challenge sent or about to be sent, fails to report the fact promptly to the proper authority shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Any person subject to this part who, for the purpose of avoiding work, duty or service in the State military forces: (1) feigns illness, physical disablement, mental lapse or derangement; or (2) intentionally inflicts self-injury; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.…

Any person subject to this part who causes or participates in any riot or breach of the peace shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Any person subject to this part who uses provoking or reproachful words or gestures towards any other person subject to this part shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Any person subject to this part who, in a judicial proceeding, in a course of justice conducted under this part or in any administrative proceeding conducted by the State military forces under military regulations, willfully and corruptly gives, upon a lawful oath or in any form …

Any person subject to this part: (1) who, knowing it to be false or fraudulent: (i) makes any claim against the United States, the Commonwealth or any officer thereof; or (ii) presents to any person in the civil or military service thereof for approval or payment any claim agains…

(a) Offenses defined.--Any person subject to this part who, while in a duty status, wrongfully takes, obtains or withholds by any means whatever from the possession of the true owner or of any other person any money, personal property or article of value of any kind: (1) with int…

Any person subject to this part who, while in a duty status, attempts or offers with unlawful force or violence to do bodily harm to another person, whether or not the attempt or offer is consummated, is guilty of assault and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Any commissioned officer who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Though not specifically described in this part, a person subject to this title who engages in any disorder and neglect to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the State military forces or who engages in any conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the State military f…

Any person subject to this part who shall, while in a duty status, embezzle, misapply or convert to his own use, without authority, any moneys received by or entrusted to him for disbursement or articles of military equipment shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Any person subject to this part who knowingly and willfully sells, purchases or receives in pawn or pledge any military property of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or of the United States in use by the Commonwealth shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(a) General rule.--Any person subject to this title who wrongfully uses, possesses, manufactures, distributes, imports into the customs territory of the United States, exports from the United States or introduces into an installation, vessel, vehicle or aircraft used by or under …

(a) Who may convene.--Courts of inquiry to investigate any matter of concern to the State military forces may be convened by any person authorized to convene a general court-martial, whether or not the persons involved have requested such an inquiry. (b) Composition.--A court of …

(a) Military administration and justice.--The following members of the State military forces may administer oaths for the purposes of military administration, including military justice: (1) All judge advocates, including the State Judge Advocate. (2) All summary courts-martial. …

(a) Explanation of certain provisions.--Provisions of this part specifically designated by regulation as required to be explained to enlisted members shall be carefully explained to each enlisted member at the time of or within 30 days after the member's initial entry into the St…

Any member of the State military forces who believes himself wronged by a commanding officer and who, upon due application to that commanding officer, is refused redress may complain to any superior commissioned officer who shall forward the complaint to the officer exercising ge…

(a) Assessment of damages.--Whenever complaint is made to any commanding officer that willful damage has been done to the property of any person or that the person's property has been wrongfully taken by members of the State military forces, that person may, subject to such regul…

The processes and sentences of courts-martial of the State military forces shall be executed by the civil officers prescribed by the laws of this Commonwealth or by the officers of the State military forces as the circumstances may require. Fees for serving processes provided for…

(a) Military court or nonjudicial punishment.--Fines imposed by a military court or through imposition of nonjudicial punishment may be paid to the Commonwealth and delivered to the court or imposing officer or to a person executing their process. Fines may be collected in the fo…

The neglect or refusal of any sheriff, constable, peace officer or jail warden to execute any process, to make proper return of all fines and penalties collected or to receive into custody any prisoner shall be deemed a misdemeanor and shall subject the offender to a prosecution …

(a) Judges, counsel and members of courts.--Military judges, military counsel and members of courts-martial and courts of inquiry shall be allowed transportation and per diem pay as per military grade for time actually employed in the duties assigned them. Transportation shall be…

No accused may bring an action or proceeding against the convening authority or a member of a military court or officer or person acting under its authority or reviewing its proceedings because of the approval, imposition or execution of any sentence or the imposition or collecti…

The Governor or Adjutant General may delegate any authority vested in him under this part and provide for the subdelegation of any such authority, except the power given the Governor by section 5406 (relating to sentences of dismissal, dishonorable discharge or bad conduct to be …

This part shall be so construed as to, so far as practical, make this law uniform with the law of the United States, especially as embodied in the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

There is hereby established in the State Treasury a special nonlapsing fund designated as the State Military Justice Fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be administered by the Adjutant General. The fund shall be used to pay expenses incurred in the administration of military j…

2020 Repeal. Section 7101 was repealed October 29, 2020, P.L.1045, No.102, effective in 60 days.

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a hiring preference to qualified veterans seeking public employment in classified and unclassified services for the discipline and experience represented by the veteran's military training and by the loyalty and public spirit demonstrated…