Section 38-2-1103 - Captured or abandoned property; trading and looting prohibited

(a) All persons subject to this article shall secure all public property taken for the service of the United States or this state or another state and shall give notice and turn over to the proper authority without delay all captured or abandoned property in their possession, custody, or control.(b) Any person subject to this article shall be punished as a court-martial may direct who: (1) Fails to carry out the duties prescribed in subsection (a) of this Code section;(2) Buys, sells, trades, or in any way deals in or disposes of taken, captured, or abandoned property, whereby the person receives or expects any profit, benefit, or advantage to himself or herself or another directly or indirectly connected with himself or herself; or(3) Engages in looting or pillaging.Amended by 2016 Ga. Laws 625,§ 38, eff. 5/3/2016.Added by 2015 Ga. Laws 99,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2015.