(a) General rule.-- Any military forces, or organization, unit or detachment thereof, of another state, who are in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies or enemy forces, may continue such pursuit into this Commonwealth until the military or police forces of this Commonwealth or the forces of the United States have had a reasonable opportunity to take up the pursuit or to apprehend or capture such persons, and are hereby authorized to arrest or capture such persons within this Commonwealth while in fresh pursuit. (b) Surrender of prisoner to Commonwealth forces.-- Any such person who shall be captured or arrested by the military forces of such other state while in this Commonwealth, shall, without unnecessary delay, be surrendered to the military or police forces of this Commonwealth, to be dealt with according to law. (c) Construction of section.-- This section shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this Commonwealth which would otherwise be lawful. PART IV MILITARY JUSTICE Chapter 51. General Provisions 52. Apprehension and Restraint 53. Nonjudicial Punishment 54. Courts-martial Jurisdiction 55. Appointment and Composition of Courts-martial 56. Pretrial Procedure 57. Trial Procedure 58. Sentences 59. Posttrial Procedure and Review of Courts-martial 60. Punitive Sections 61. Miscellaneous Provisions Prior Actions. Section 3 of Act 192 of 2012 provided that all actions initiated or commenced under the provisions of Part IV before the effective date of section 3 shall proceed to conclusion following the law and procedures in effect on the date the action was initiated or commenced. CHAPTER 51 GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 5100. Short title of part (Repealed). 5101. Short title of part. 5102. Definitions. 5103. Persons subject to part. 5104. Subject matter jurisdiction. 5105. Jurisdiction to try certain personnel. 5106. Dismissal of commissioned officer. 5107. Territorial applicability. 5108. Judge advocates and legal officers. Prior Provisions. Former Chapter 51, which related to the same subject matter, was added August 1, 1975, P.L.185, No.91, and repealed October 24, 2012, P.L.1506, No.192, effective in one year.
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