2019 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 80 - Miscellaneous Investigation Requirements and Other Duties
Sec. 1567a - Mandatory notification of issuance of military protective order to civilian law enforcement

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 1567a (2019)
Section Name §1567a. Mandatory notification of issuance of military protective order to civilian law enforcement
Section Text

(a) Initial Notification.—In the event a military protective order is issued against a member of the armed forces, the commander of the unit to which the member is assigned shall, not later than seven days after the date of the issuance of the order, notify the appropriate civilian authorities of—

(1) the issuance of the protective order; and

(2) the individuals involved in the order.


(b) Notification in Event of Transfer.—In the event that a member of the armed forces against whom a military protective order is issued is transferred to another unit—

(1) not later than the date of the transfer, the commander of the unit from which the member is transferred shall notify the commander of the unit to which the member is transferred of—

(A) the issuance of the protective order; and

(B) the individuals involved in the order; and


(2) not later than seven days after receiving the notice under paragraph (1), the commander of the unit to which the member is transferred shall provide notice of the order to the appropriate civilian authorities in accordance with subsection (a).


(c) Notification of Changes or Termination.—The commander of the unit to which the member is assigned also shall notify the appropriate civilian authorities of—

(1) any change made in a protective order covered by subsection (a); and

(2) the termination of the protective order.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, §562(a), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4470; amended Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, §1073(a)(17), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2473; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, §543(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1376.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92, §543(a)(1), substituted ", the commander of the unit to which the member is assigned shall, not later than seven days after the date of the issuance of the order, notify" for "and any individual involved in the order does not reside on a military installation at any time during the duration of the military protective order, the commander of the military installation shall notify" in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–92, §543(a)(3), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–92, §543(a)(2), (4), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c) and substituted "commander of the unit to which the member is assigned" for "commander of the military installation".

2009—Pub. L. 111–84 made technical amendment to section catchline.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, 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 80 - MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER DUTIES
Sec. 1567a - Mandatory notification of issuance of military protective order to civilian law enforcement
Contains section 1567a
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 122 Stat. 4470
123 Stat. 2473
133 Stat. 1376
Public Law References Public Law 110-417, Public Law 111-84, Public Law 116-92
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