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Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 47A - Military Commissions
Subchapter VI - Sentences
Sec. 949s - Cruel or unusual punishments prohibited
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| 10 U.S.C. § 949s (2017) |
| §949s. Cruel or unusual punishments prohibited |
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Punishment by flogging, or by branding, marking, or tattooing on the body, or any other cruel or unusual punishment, may not be adjudged by a military commission under this chapter or inflicted under this chapter upon any person subject to this chapter. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited under this chapter. |
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(Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, §1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2598.) |
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 949s, added Pub. L. 109–366, §3(a)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2617, prohibited cruel or unusual punishments, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 111–84. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
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| Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 47A - MILITARY COMMISSIONS SUBCHAPTER VI - SENTENCES Sec. 949s - Cruel or unusual punishments prohibited |
| section 949s |
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| January 12, 2018 |
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| 120 Stat. 2617 123 Stat. 2598 |
| Public Law 109-366, Public Law 111-84 |
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