[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR630.13]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER V--DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 630--ABSENTEE DESERTER APPREHENSION PROGRAM AND SURRENDER OF MILITARY PERSONNEL TO CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart D--Return to Military Control
 
Sec. 630.13  AWOL/deserter apprehension efforts.


    The return of absentees to military control is a command 
responsibility. Military police will generally not be committed to 
proactive efforts to apprehend AWOL soldiers or deserters except when 
the provost marshal determines that such efforts are warranted by 
specific circumstances. Examples of

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instances when such effort is warranted include when the AWOL soldier or 
deserter is wanted as the subject of additional more serious charges or 
is a special category absentee as defined in Sec. 630.8 of this part.