10 U.S.C. § 808

Art. 8. Apprehension of deserters

Any civil officer having authority to apprehend offenders under the laws of the United States or of a State, Commonwealth, possession, or the District of Columbia may summarily apprehend a deserter from the armed forces and deliver him into the custody of those forces.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 40 ; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(4) , Jan. 6, 2006 , 119 Stat. 3440 .)