US Code

Public Law 119-88 (05/04/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 8614

Apprehension of deserters and prisoners; operation of shore patrols

(a)
The Secretary of the Navy may make such expenditures out of available appropriations as he considers necessary to—
(1)
apprehend and deliver deserters, stragglers, and prisoners; and
(2)
operate shore patrols.
(b)
The Secretary, to the extent he considers proper, may delegate the authority conferred by this section to any person in the Department of the Navy, with or without the authority to make successive redelegations.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 70A Stat. 445 Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(1)132 Stat. 1836 (, , § 7214; renumbered § 8614, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

7214

34 U.S.C. 606.

Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 22, 60 Stat. 856.

 

5 U.S.C. 421g(d).

Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 40(d), 60 Stat. 858.

 

5 U.S.C. 412a.

Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 756, § 39, 60 Stat. 858.

In subsection (a) the word “naval” is omitted as surplusage.

34 U.S.C. 606In subsection (b) the words “except the authority to prescribe regulations” are omitted, since contains no authority for the Secretary of the Navy to prescribe regulations for the administration of that section.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 7214 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–232section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .