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 X - Punitive Articles (Sections 877 - 934)
Sec. 881 - Art. 81. Conspiracy
| 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 X - PUNITIVE ARTICLES Sec. 881 - Art. 81. Conspiracy |
| Contains | section 881 |
| 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. 66; Pub. L. 109-366, §4(b), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2631. |
| Statutes at Large References | 64 Stat. 134 120 Stat. 2631 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 109-366 |
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(a) Any person subject to this chapter who conspires with any other person to commit an offense under this chapter shall, if one or more of the conspirators does an act to effect the object of the conspiracy, be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b) Any person subject to this chapter who conspires with any other person to commit an offense under the law of war, and who knowingly does an overt act to effect the object of the conspiracy, shall be punished, if death results to one or more of the victims, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial or military commission may direct, and, if death does not result to any of the victims, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial or military commission may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 66; Pub. L. 109–366, §4(b), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2631.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 881 | 50:675. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 81), 64 Stat. 134. |
The words "or persons" are omitted as surplusage, since under section 1 of title 1 words importing the singular may apply to several persons.
AMENDMENTS2006—Pub. L. 109–366 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
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