2015 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces (Sections 101 - 18506)
Subtitle A - General Military Law (Sections 101 - 2926)
Part II - Personnel (Sections 501 - 1805)
Chapter 47 - Uniform Code of Military Justice (Sections 801 - 946)
Subchapter II - Apprehension and Restraint (Sections 807 - 814)
Sec. 813 - Art. 13. Punishment prohibited before trial
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, 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 SUBCHAPTER II - APPREHENSION AND RESTRAINT Sec. 813 - Art. 13. Punishment prohibited before trial |
| Contains | section 813 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 41; Pub. L. 97-81, §3, Nov. 20, 1981, 95 Stat. 1087. |
| Statutes at Large References | 64 Stat. 112 95 Stat. 1087 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 97-81 |
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No person, while being held for trial, may be subjected to punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the charges pending against him, nor shall the arrest or confinement imposed upon him be any more rigorous than the circumstances require to insure his presence, but he may be subjected to minor punishment during that period for infractions of discipline.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 41; Pub. L. 97–81, §3, Nov. 20, 1981, 95 Stat. 1087.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 813 | 50:567. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 13), 64 Stat. 112. |
The words "the provisions of" are omitted as surplusage. The word "results" is changed to the singular. The word "may" is substituted for the word "shall".
AMENDMENTS1981—Pub. L. 97–81 substituted "No person, while being held for trial, may be subjected" for "Subject to section 857 of this title (article 57), no person, while being held for trial or the result of trial, may be subjected".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 97–81 to take effect at the end of the 60-day period beginning on Nov. 20, 1981, and to apply to each person held as the result of a court-martial sentence announced on or after that date, see section 7(a) and (b)(2) of Pub. L. 97–81, set out as an Effective Date note under section 706 of this title.
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