2018 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 47A - Military Commissions
Subchapter III - Pre-Trial Procedure
Sec. 948q - Charges and specifications
| 10 U.S.C. § 948q (2018) |
| §948q. Charges and specifications |
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(a) Charges and Specifications.—Charges and specifications against an accused in a military commission under this chapter shall be signed by a person subject to chapter 47 of this title under oath before a commissioned officer of the armed forces authorized to administer oaths and shall state— (1) that the signer has personal knowledge of, or reason to believe, the matters set forth therein; and (2) that such matters are true in fact to the best of the signer's knowledge and belief. (b) Notice to Accused.—Upon the swearing of the charges and specifications in accordance with subsection (a), the accused shall be informed of the charges and specifications against the accused as soon as practicable. |
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(Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, §1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2579.) |
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 948q, added Pub. L. 109–366, §3(a)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2606, related to charges and specifications, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 111–84. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, 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 III - PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE Sec. 948q - Charges and specifications |
| section 948q |
| 2018 |
| January 14, 2019 |
| Yes |
| standard |
| 120 Stat. 2606 123 Stat. 2579 |
| Public Law 109-366, Public Law 111-84 |
