10 USC § 12740 - Eligibility: denial upon certain punitive discharges or dismissals

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title: "10 USC § 12740 - Eligibility: denial upon certain punitive discharges or dismissals"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "12740"
section_name: "Eligibility: denial upon certain punitive discharges or dismissals"
chapter_number: 1223
chapter_name: "RETIRED PAY FOR NON-REGULAR SERVICE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL GENERALLY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, § 632(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 365.)"
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# § 12740. Eligibility: denial upon certain punitive discharges or dismissals

A person who—

**(1)** is convicted of an offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47 of this title) and whose sentence includes death; or

**(2)** is separated pursuant to sentence of a court-martial with a dishonorable discharge, a bad conduct discharge, or (in the case of an officer) a dismissal,

is not eligible for retired pay under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VI, § 632(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 365.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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