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10 U.S.C. § 1502

Missing persons: initial report

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 1502, Missing persons: initial report, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433448
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After receiving information that the whereabouts and status of a person described in section 1501(c) of this title is uncertain and that the absence of the person may be involuntary, the commander of the unit, facility, or area to or in which the person is assigned shall make a preliminary assessment of the circumstances. If, as a result of that assessment, the commander concludes that the person is missing, the commander shall—

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