[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR720.41]

[Page 221-222]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 720_DELIVERY OF PERSONNEL; SERVICE OF PROCESS AND SUBPOENAS; 
PRODUCTION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart D_Compliance With Court Orders by Department of the Navy 
    Members, Employees, and Family Members Outside the United States
 
Sec. 720.41  Definitions.

    Court. Any judicial body in the United States with jurisdiction to 
impose criminal sanctions on a Department of the Navy member, employee, 
or family member.
    Employee. A civilian employed by the Department of the Navy or a 
component service, including an individual paid from non-appropriated 
funds, who is a citizen or national of the United States.
    Family member. A spouse, natural or adopted child, or other lawful 
dependent of a Department of the Navy employee or member accompanying 
the Department of the Navy member or employee assigned to duty outside 
the United States.
    Felony. A criminal offense that is punishable by incarceration for 
more than one year, regardless of the sentence that is imposed for 
commission of that offense.
    Member. An individual on active duty in the Navy, Naval Reserve, 
Marine Corps, or Marine Corps Reserve.
    Request for return. Any request or order received from a court, or 
from federal, state or local authorities concerning a court order, for 
the return to the United States of members, employees, or family 
members, for any reason listed in Sec. 720.42.
    Respondent. A member, employee, or family member whose return to the 
United States has been requested, or with respect to whom other 
assistance has been requested under this instruction.
    Responsible Official. Officials designated in this instruction to 
act on a request to return, or take other action affecting, members, 
employees or family members to the United States under this instruction.

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    United States. The 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
Islands.