Any person subject to this code who compels, or attempts to compel, the commander of any of the state military forces of the state, or of any other state, to give the command up to an enemy or to abandon it, or who strikes the colors or flag to an enemy without proper authority, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 30-13-100
Subordinate compelling surrender
Known as the Rhode Island Code
The act spans §§ 30–30 (135 sections).
G.L. 1956, § 30-13-100; P.L. 1962, ch. 82, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.