[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: 32CFR630.21]

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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. 630.21  Other armed services deserters.

    (a) Requests for status of alleged deserters from other Armed 
Services may be made through an inquiry in the NCIC. When the response 
from the NCIC is negative, the following appropriate Service may be 
contacted:
    (1) U.S. Air Force. Commander, U.S. Air Force Military Personnel 
Center, Randolph Air Force Base, TX 78150-6001, DSN 487-5118.
    (2) U.S. Navy. Commander, Naval Military Personnel Command, Code 
NMPC-843, Washington, DC. 20370-5643, DSN 224-2551 or commercial, toll 
free 1-800-336-4974.
    (3) U.S. Marine Corps. Commandant of the Marine Corps, Corrections 
Branch (MHC), Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Building 2008, MCCDC, 
Quantico, VA 22130-5000, DSN 278-3976.
    (b) When Army absentees or deserters are received from civil 
authorities in CONUS, all military absentees, and deserters, regardless 
of the military service to which they belong, are transported at the 
same time.
    (c) Unless there are specific arrangements among the military 
services, the following applies when Army personnel take custody of 
absentees or deserters from civil authorities in CONUS:
    (1) Notify the other military authorities in advance that the 
individual will be taken into custody and delivered to the nearest 
military installation having facilities to process absentees or 
deserters.
    (2) When custody cannot be affected, notify the nearest installation 
of the service concerned that the person will remain in civilian 
custody.
    (d) Absentees and deserters from the other services and the Coast 
Guard may be received at any U.S. Army installation which has facilities 
for reception and custody. They are transferred immediately to the 
nearest appropriate installation of the Service. Commanders of troops on 
maneuvers or on the march are exempt from the responsibility for taking 
custody of absentees and deserters. They may, however, accept absentees 
or deserters if necessary and return them to the custody of their 
Service.