Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 10 : Section 811


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 811. Art. 11. Reports and receiving of prisoners

      (a) No provost marshal, commander of a guard, or master at arms
    may refuse to receive or keep any prisoner committed to his charge
    by a commissioned officer of the armed forces, when the committing
    officer furnishes a statement, signed by him, of the offense
    charged against the prisoner.
      (b) Every commander of a guard or master at arms to whose charge
    a prisoner is committed shall, within twenty-four hours after that
    commitment or as soon as he is relieved from guard, report to the
    commanding officer the name of the prisoner, the offense charged
    against him, and the name of the person who ordered or authorized
    the commitment.



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