{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-27-244","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 27-244","heading":"Improper acts as prisoner of war.","body":"Any person subject to this code who, while in the hands of the enemy, in time of war: (1) For the purpose of securing favorable treatment by his captors acts without proper authority in a manner contrary to law, custom or regulation, to the detriment of others of whatever nationality held by the enemy as civilian or military prisoners, or (2) while in a position of authority over such persons, maltreats them without justifiable cause shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.","path":["TITLE 27. ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS","CHAPTER 507. CONNECTICUT CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_507.htm#sec_27-244","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:08Z","sha256":"d44ef2b903b075d99f9816376e29b5bc57d4359ae14218d94074a2eb6d13c1f8","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-27-243","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-27-245"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}