Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§2252 Rewards: Missing Property
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › CHAPTER 134 — MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › SUBCHAPTER II — MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY › § 2252
Summary
Defense and military Secretaries can pay up to $500 for tips that find or recover property they oversee.
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Title 10, §2252
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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.
Editorial Notes
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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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 2252
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102