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Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law (§§ 101 - 2925)
Part II - PERSONNEL (§§ 501 - 1805)
Chapter 47 - UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE (§§ 801 - 946)
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Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 47 - UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE |
Contains | sections 801 to 946 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Statutes at Large References | 72 Stat. 1564 97 Stat. 1400 103 Stat. 1576 108 Stat. 2832 |
Public Law References | Public Law 85-861, Public Law 98-209, Public Law 101-189, Public Law 103-337 |
- Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 801 - 806a)
- Section 801 - Article 1. Definitions
- Section 802 - Art. 2. Persons subject to this chapter
- Section 803 - Art. 3. Jurisdiction to try certain personnel
- Section 804 - Art. 4. Dismissed officer's right to trial by court-martial
- Section 805 - Art. 5. Territorial applicability of this chapter
- Section 806 - Art. 6. Judge advocates and legal officers
- Section 806a - Art. 6a. Investigation and disposition of matters pertaining to the fitness of military judges
- Subchapter II - APPREHENSION AND RESTRAINT (§§ 807 - 814)
- Section 807 - Art. 7. Apprehension
- Section 808 - Art. 8. Apprehension of deserters
- Section 809 - Art. 9. Imposition of restraint
- Section 810 - Art. 10. Restraint of persons charged with offenses
- Section 811 - Art. 11. Reports and receiving of prisoners
- Section 812 - Art. 12. Confinement with enemy prisoners prohibited
- Section 813 - Art. 13. Punishment prohibited before trial
- Section 814 - Art. 14. Delivery of offenders to civil authorities
- Subchapter III - NON-JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT (§§ 815)
- Subchapter IV - COURT-MARTIAL JURISDICTION (§§ 816 - 821)
- Section 816 - Art. 16. Courts-martial classified
- Section 817 - Art. 17. Jurisdiction of courts-martial in general
- Section 818 - Art. 18. Jurisdiction of general courts-martial
- Section 819 - Art. 19. Jurisdiction of special courts-martial
- Section 820 - Art. 20. Jurisdiction of summary courts-martial
- Section 821 - Art. 21. Jurisdiction of courts-martial not exclusive
- Subchapter V - COMPOSITION OF COURTS-MARTIAL (§§ 822 - 829)
- Section 822 - Art. 22. Who may convene general courts-martial
- Section 823 - Art. 23. Who may convene special courts-martial
- Section 824 - Art. 24. Who may convene summary courts-martial
- Section 825 - Art. 25. Who may serve on courts-martial
- Section 825a - Art. 25a. Number of members in capital cases
- Section 826 - Art. 26. Military judge of a general or special court-martial
- Section 827 - Art. 27. Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel
- Section 828 - Art. 28. Detail or employment of reporters and interpreters
- Section 829 - Art. 29. Absent and additional members
- Subchapter VI - PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE (§§ 830 - 835)
- Section 830 - Art. 30. Charges and specifications
- Section 831 - Art. 31. Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited
- Section 832 - Art. 32. Investigation
- Section 833 - Art. 33. Forwarding of charges
- Section 834 - Art. 34. Advice of staff judge advocate and reference for trial
- Section 835 - Art. 35. Service of charges
- Subchapter VII - TRIAL PROCEDURE (§§ 836 - 854)
- Section 836 - Art. 36. President may prescribe rules
- Section 837 - Art. 37. Unlawfully influencing action of court
- Section 838 - Art. 38. Duties of trial counsel and defense counsel
- Section 839 - Art. 39. Sessions
- Section 840 - Art. 40. Continuances
- Section 841 - Art. 41. Challenges
- Section 842 - Art. 42. Oaths
- Section 843 - Art. 43. Statute of limitations
- Section 844 - Art. 44. Former jeopardy
- Section 845 - Art. 45. Pleas of the accused
- Section 846 - Art. 46. Opportunity to obtain witnesses and other evidence
- Section 847 - Art. 47. Refusal to appear or testify
- Section 848 - Art. 48. Contempts
- Section 849 - Art. 49. Depositions
- Section 850 - Art. 50. Admissibility of records of courts of inquiry
- Section 850a - Art. 50a. Defense of lack of mental responsibility
- Section 851 - Art. 51. Voting and rulings
- Section 852 - Art. 52. Number of votes required
- Section 853 - Art. 53. Court to announce action
- Section 854 - Art. 54. Record of trial
- Subchapter VIII - SENTENCES (§§ 855 - 858b)
- Section 855 - Art. 55. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited
- Section 856 - Art. 56. Maximum limits
- Section 856a - Art. 56a. Sentence of confinement for life without eligibility for parole
- Section 857 - Art. 57. Effective date of sentences
- Section 857a - Art. 57a. Deferment of sentences
- Section 858 - Art. 58. Execution of confinement
- Section 858a - Art. 58a. Sentences: reduction in enlisted grade upon approval
- Section 858b - Art. 58b. Sentences: forfeiture of pay and allowances during confinement
- Subchapter IX - POST-TRIAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF COURTS-MARTIAL (§§ 859 - 876b)
- Section 859 - Art. 59. Error of law; lesser included offense
- Section 860 - Art. 60. Action by the convening authority
- Section 861 - Art. 61. Waiver or withdrawal of appeal
- Section 862 - Art. 62. Appeal by the United States
- Section 863 - Art. 63. Rehearings
- Section 864 - Art. 64. Review by a judge advocate
- Section 865 - Art. 65. Disposition of records
- Section 866 - Art. 66. Review by Court of Criminal Appeals
- Section 867 - Art. 67. Review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- Section 867a - Art. 67a. Review by the Supreme Court
- Section 868 - Art. 68. Branch offices
- Section 869 - Art. 69. Review in the office of the Judge Advocate General
- Section 870 - Art. 70. Appellate counsel
- Section 871 - Art. 71. Execution of sentence; suspension of sentence
- Section 872 - Art. 72. Vacation of suspension
- Section 873 - Art. 73. Petition for a new trial
- Section 874 - Art. 74. Remission and suspension
- Section 875 - Art. 75. Restoration
- Section 876 - Art. 76. Finality of proceedings, findings, and sentences
- Section 876a - Art. 76a. Leave required to be taken pending review of certain court-martial convictions
- Section 876b - Art. 76b. Lack of mental capacity or mental responsibility: commitment of accused for examination...
- Subchapter X - PUNITIVE ARTICLES (§§ 877 - 934)
- Section 877 - Art. 77. Principals
- Section 878 - Art. 78. Accessory after the fact
- Section 879 - Art. 79. Conviction of lesser included offense
- Section 880 - Art. 80. Attempts
- Section 881 - Art. 81. Conspiracy
- Section 882 - Art. 82. Solicitation
- Section 883 - Art. 83. Fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation
- Section 884 - Art. 84. Unlawful enlistment, appointment, or separation
- Section 885 - Art. 85. Desertion
- Section 886 - Art. 86. Absence without leave
- Section 887 - Art. 87. Missing movement
- Section 888 - Art. 88. Contempt toward officials
- Section 889 - Art. 89. Disrespect toward superior commissioned officer
- Section 890 - Art. 90. Assaulting or willfully disobeying superior commissioned officer
- Section 891 - Art. 91. Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer
- Section 892 - Art. 92. Failure to obey order or regulation
- Section 893 - Art. 93. Cruelty and maltreatment
- Section 894 - Art. 94. Mutiny or sedition
- Section 895 - Art. 95. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape
- Section 896 - Art. 96. Releasing prisoner without proper authority
- Section 897 - Art. 97. Unlawful detention
- Section 898 - Art. 98. Noncompliance with procedural rules
- Section 899 - Art. 99. Misbehavior before the enemy
- Section 900 - Art. 100. Subordinate compelling surrender
- Section 901 - Art. 101. Improper use of countersign
- Section 902 - Art. 102. Forcing a safeguard
- Section 903 - Art. 103. Captured or abandoned property
- Section 904 - Art. 104. Aiding the enemy
- Section 905 - Art. 105. Misconduct as prisoner
- Section 906 - Art. 106. Spies
- Section 906a - Art. 106a. Espionage
- Section 907 - Art. 107. False official statements
- Section 908 - Art. 108. Military property of United States-Loss, damage, destruction, or wrongful disposition
- Section 909 - Art. 109. Property other than military property of United States-Waste, spoilage, or destruction
- Section 910 - Art. 110. Improper hazarding of vessel
- Section 911 - Art. 111. Drunken or reckless operation of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel
- Section 912 - Art. 112. Drunk on duty
- Section 912a - Art. 112a. Wrongful use, possession, etc., of controlled substances
- Section 913 - Art. 113. Misbehavior of sentinel
- Section 914 - Art. 114. Dueling
- Section 915 - Art. 115. Malingering
- Section 916 - Art. 116. Riot or breach of peace
- Section 917 - Art. 117. Provoking speeches or gestures
- Section 918 - Art. 118. Murder
- Section 919 - Art. 119. Manslaughter
- Section 919a - Art. 119a. Death or injury of an unborn child
- Section 920 - Art. 120. Rape and sexual assault generally
- Section 920a - Art. 120a. Stalking
- Section 920b - Art. 120b. Rape and sexual assault of a child
- Section 920c - Art. 120c. Other sexual misconduct
- Section 921 - Art. 121. Larceny and wrongful appropriation
- Section 922 - Art. 122. Robbery
- Section 923 - Art. 123. Forgery
- Section 923a - Art. 123a. Making, drawing, or uttering check, draft, or order without sufficient funds
- Section 924 - Art. 124. Maiming
- Section 925 - Art. 125. Sodomy
- Section 926 - Art. 126. Arson
- Section 927 - Art. 127. Extortion
- Section 928 - Art. 128. Assault
- Section 929 - Art. 129. Burglary
- Section 930 - Art. 130. Housebreaking
- Section 931 - Art. 131. Perjury
- Section 932 - Art. 132. Frauds against the United States
- Section 933 - Art. 133. Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman
- Section 934 - Art. 134. General article
- Subchapter XI - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 935 - 940)
- Section 935 - Art. 135. Courts of inquiry
- Section 936 - Art. 136. Authority to administer oaths and to act as notary
- Section 937 - Art. 137. Articles to be explained
- Section 938 - Art. 138. Complaints of wrongs
- Section 939 - Art. 139. Redress of injuries to property
- Section 940 - Art. 140. Delegation by the President
- Subchapter XII - UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES (§§ 941 - 946)
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