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. 925 - Art 125. Forcible sodomy; bestiality
| 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. 925 - Art 125. Forcible sodomy; bestiality |
| Contains | section 925 |
| 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. 74; Pub. L. 113-66, div. A, title XVII, §1707(a), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 961; Pub. L. 113-291, div. A, title V, §531(d)(1), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3364. |
| Statutes at Large References | 64 Stat. 141 127 Stat. 961 128 Stat. 3364 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 113-66, Public Law 113-291 |
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(a) Forcible Sodomy.—Any person subject to this chapter who engages in unnatural carnal copulation with another person of the same or opposite sex by unlawful force or without the consent of the other person is guilty of forcible sodomy and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b) Bestiality.—Any person subject to this chapter who engages in unnatural carnal copulation with an animal is guilty of bestiality and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(c) Scope of Offenses.—Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete an offense under subsection (a) or (b).
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 74; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title XVII, §1707(a), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 961; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title V, §531(d)(1), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3364.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 925(a) 925(b) |
50:719(a). 50:719(b). |
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 125), 64 Stat. 141. |
2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–291 substituted "unlawful force" for "force".
2013—Pub. L. 113–66 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
"(a) Any person subject to this chapter who engages in unnatural carnal copulation with another person of the same or opposite sex or with an animal is guilty of sodomy. Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.
"(b) Any person found guilty of sodomy shall be punished as a court-martial may direct."
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