{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-40.355","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 40.355","heading":"Hostile forces, capture — conduct improper — court-martial.","body":"Any person subject to sections 40.005 to 40.490 shall be punished as a court-martial may direct who, while in the hands of a hostile force in time of war or civil disturbance:\n(1) For the purpose of securing favorable treatment by the person's captors, acts without proper authority in a manner contrary to law, custom, or regulation, to the detriment of others of whatever nationality held by a hostile force as civilian or military prisoners; or\n(2) While in a position of authority over such persons maltreats them without justifiable cause.","path":["Title V - MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE","Chapter 40 - Military Justice"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=40.355","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"0aa43a8e48053c500cd7c00cee3c3af7cbd1e9d109ad9f92c0efc12f4d2eb53c","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-40.350","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-40.360"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}