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10 U.S.C. § 895 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 895. Art. 95. Offenses by sentinel or lookout
(a) Drunk or Sleeping on Post, or Leaving Post Before Being Relieved.—
Any sentinel or lookout who is drunk on post, who sleeps on post, or who leaves post before being regularly relieved, shall be punished—
(1) if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct; and
(2) if the offense is committed other than in time of war, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.
(b) Loitering or Wrongfully Sitting on Post.—
Any sentinel or lookout who loiters or wrongfully sits down on post shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 72, § 913; renumbered § 895 and amended Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, §§ 5401(8), 5411, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2938, 2943.)
text: Historical and Revision Notes
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913
50:707.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 113), 64 Stat. 139.
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 895 was renumbered section 887a of this title.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2016—Pub. L. 114–328, § 5411, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any sentinel or look-out who is found drunk or sleeping upon his post, or leaves it before he is regularly relieved, shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, but if the offense is committed at any other time, by such punishment other than death as a court-martial may direct.”
Pub. L. 114–328, § 5401(8), renumbered section 913 of this title as this section.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 895a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 895a. Art. 95a. Disrespect toward sentinel or lookout
(a) Disrespectful Language Toward Sentinel or Lookout.—
Any person subject to this chapter who, knowing that another person is a sentinel or lookout, uses wrongful and disrespectful language that is directed toward and within the hearing of the sentinel or lookout, who is in the execution of duties as a sentinel or lookout, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b) Disrespectful Behavior Toward Sentinel or Lookout.—
Any person subject to this chapter who, knowing that another person is a sentinel or lookout, behaves in a wrongful and disrespectful manner that is directed toward and within the sight of the sentinel or lookout, who is in the execution of duties as a sentinel or lookout, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5412, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2943.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 896 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 896. Art. 96. Release of prisoner without authority; drinking with prisoner
(a) Release of Prisoner Without Authority.—
Any person subject to this chapter—
(1) who, without authority to do so, releases a prisoner; or
(2) who, through neglect or design, allows a prisoner to escape;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with the law.
(b) Drinking With Prisoner.—
Any person subject to this chapter who unlawfully drinks any alcoholic beverage with a prisoner shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 69; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5413, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2944.)
text: Historical and Revision Notes
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896
50:690.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 96), 64 Stat. 136.
The words “whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law” are substituted for the word “duly”, to reflect the long standing construction expressed in the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1951, par. 175a.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2016—Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any person subject to this chapter who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner committed to his charge, or who through neglect or design suffers any such prisoner to escape, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.”
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 898 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 898. Art. 98. Misconduct as prisoner
Any person subject to this chapter 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.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 71, § 905; renumbered § 898, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(6), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2938.)
text: Historical and Revision Notes
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Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
905
50:699.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 105), 64 Stat. 138.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 898 was renumbered section 931f of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 905 of this title as this section.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 903b (ARMED FORCES)
§ 903b. Art. 103b. Aiding the enemy
Any person who—
(1) aids, or attempts to aid, the enemy with arms, ammunition, supplies, money, or other things; or
(2) without proper authority, knowingly harbors or protects or gives intelligence to, or communicates or corresponds with or holds any intercourse with the enemy, either directly or indirectly;
shall suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial or military commission may direct. This section does not apply to a military commission established under chapter 47A of this title.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 70, § 904; Pub. L. 109–366, § 4(a)(2), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2631; renumbered § 903b, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(5), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2938.)
text: Historical and Revision Notes
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904
50:698.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 104), 64 Stat. 138.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 904 of this title as this section.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 904 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 904. Art. 104. Public records offenses
Any person subject to this chapter who, willfully and unlawfully—
(1) alters, conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, or destroys a public record; or
(2) takes a public record with the intent to alter, conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy the public record;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5415, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2944.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 904 was renumbered section 903b of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 904a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 904a. Art. 104a. Fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation
Any person who—
(1) procures his own enlistment or appointment in the armed forces by knowingly false representation or deliberate concealment as to his qualifications for that enlistment or appointment and receives pay or allowances thereunder; or
(2) procures his own separation from the armed forces by knowingly false representation or deliberate concealment as to his eligibility for that separation;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 66, § 883; renumbered § 904a, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2938.)
text: Historical and Revision Notes
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883
50:677.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 83), 64 Stat. 134.
In clauses (1) and (2), the words “means of” are omitted as surplusage.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 883 of this title as this section.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 904b (ARMED FORCES)
§ 904b. Art. 104b. Unlawful enlistment, appointment, or separation
Any person subject to this chapter who effects an enlistment or appointment in or a separation from the armed forces of any person who is known to him to be ineligible for that enlistment, appointment, or separation because it is prohibited by law, regulation, or order shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 66, § 884; renumbered § 904b, Pub. L. 114–328, title LX, § 5401(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2938.)
text: Historical and Revision Notes
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884
50:678.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 84), 64 Stat. 135.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 884 of this title as this section.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 905 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 905. Art. 105. Forgery
Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to defraud—
(1) falsely makes or alters any signature to, or any part of, any writing which would, if genuine, apparently impose a legal liability on another or change his legal right or liability to his prejudice; or
(2) utters, offers, issues, or transfers such a writing, known by him to be so made or altered;
is guilty of forgery and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 74, § 923; renumbered § 905, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(12), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2939.)
text: Historical and Revision Notes
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Source (U.S. Code)
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923
50:717.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 123), 64 Stat. 141.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 905 was renumbered section 898 of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 923 of this title as this section.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 905a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 905a. Art. 105a. False or unauthorized pass offenses
(a) Wrongful Making, Altering, etc.—
Any person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully and falsely, makes, alters, counterfeits, or tampers with a military or official pass, permit, discharge certificate, or identification card shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b) Wrongful Sale, etc.—
Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully sells, gives, lends, or disposes of a false or unauthorized military or official pass, permit, discharge certificate, or identification card, knowing that the pass, permit, discharge certificate, or identification card is false or unauthorized, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(c) Wrongful Use or Possession.—
Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully uses or possesses a false or unauthorized military or official pass, permit, discharge certificate, or identification card, knowing that the pass, permit, discharge certificate, or identification card is false or unauthorized, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5416, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2944.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 906 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 906. Art. 106. Impersonation of officer, noncommissioned or petty officer, or agent or official
(a) In General.—
Any person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully and willfully, impersonates—
(1) an officer, a noncommissioned officer, or a petty officer;
(2) an agent of superior authority of one of the armed forces; or
(3) an official of a government;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b) Impersonation With Intent to Defraud.—
Any person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully, willfully, and with intent to defraud, impersonates any person referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(c) Impersonation of Government Official Without Intent to Defraud.—
Any person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully, willfully, and without intent to defraud, impersonates an official of a government by committing an act that exercises or asserts the authority of the office that the person claims to have shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, title LX, § 5417, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2945.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 906 was renumbered section 903 of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 906a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 906a. Art. 106a. Wearing unauthorized insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button
Any person subject to this chapter—
(1) who is not authorized to wear an insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button; and
(2) who wrongfully wears such insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button upon the person’s uniform or civilian clothing;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5418, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2945.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 906a was renumbered section 903a of this title.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 907 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 907. Art. 107. False official statements; false swearing
(a) False Official Statements.—
Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to deceive—
(1) signs any false record, return, regulation, order, or other official document, knowing it to be false; or
(2) makes any other false official statement knowing it to be false;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b) False Swearing.—
Any person subject to this chapter—
(1) who takes an oath that—
(A) is administered in a matter in which such oath is required or authorized by law; and
(B) is administered by a person with authority to do so; and
(2) who, upon such oath, makes or subscribes to a statement;
if the statement is false and at the time of taking the oath, the person does not believe the statement to be true, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 71; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5419, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2946.)
text: Historical and Revision Notes
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907
50:701.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 107), 64 Stat. 138.
The word “it” is substituted for the words “the same”.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2016—Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to deceive, signs any false record, return, regulation, order, or other official document, knowing it to be false, or makes any other false official statement knowing it to be false, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 907a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 907a. Art. 107a. Parole violation
Any person subject to this chapter—
(1) who, having been a prisoner as the result of a court-martial conviction or other criminal proceeding, is on parole with conditions; and
(2) who violates the conditions of parole;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5420, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2946.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 908a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 908a. Art. 108a. Captured or abandoned property
(a) All persons subject to this chapter shall secure all public property taken from the enemy for the service of the United States, and shall give notice and turn over to the proper authority without delay all captured or abandoned property in their possession, custody, or control.
(b) Any person subject to this chapter who—
(1) fails to carry out the duties prescribed in subsection (a);
(2) buys, sells, trades, or in any way deals in or disposes of captured or abandoned property, whereby he receives or expects any profit, benefit, or advantage to himself or another directly or indirectly connected with himself; or
(3) engages in looting or pillaging;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 70, § 903; renumbered § 908a, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(4), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2938.)
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903(a)
903(b)
50:697(a).
50:697(b).
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 103), 64 Stat. 138.
In subsection (b)(1), the words “of this section” are omitted as surplusage.
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 903 of this title as this section.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 909a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 909a. Art. 109a. Mail matter: wrongful taking, opening, etc.
(a) Taking.—
Any person subject to this chapter who, with the intent to obstruct the correspondence of, or to pry into the business or secrets of, any person or organization, wrongfully takes mail matter before the mail matter is delivered to or received by the addressee shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b) Opening, Secreting, Destroying, Stealing.—
Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully opens, secretes, destroys, or steals mail matter before the mail matter is delivered to or received by the addressee shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5421, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2946.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.