412.524 - Misconduct as prisoner. - Nevada Statutes

412.524  Misconduct as prisoner.  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 or her 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,

Ê shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

      (Added to NRS by 1967, 1334)