Title 10, Chapter 47 — Uniform Code of Military Justice

Article 1. Definitions

Art. 2. Persons subject to this chapter

Art. 3. Jurisdiction to try certain personnel

Art. 4. Dismissed officer’s right to trial by court-martial

Art. 5. Territorial applicability of this chapter

Art. 6. Judge advocates and legal officers

Art. 6a. Investigation and disposition of matters pertaining to the fitness of military judges

Art. 6b. Rights of the victim of an offense under this chapter

Art. 7. Apprehension

Art. 8. Apprehension of deserters

Art. 9. Imposition of restraint

Art. 10. Restraint of persons charged

Art. 11. Reports and receiving of prisoners

Art. 12. Prohibition of confinement of members of the armed forces with enemy prisoners and certain others

Art. 13. Punishment prohibited before trial

Art. 14. Delivery of offenders to civil authorities

Art. 15. Commanding officer’s non-judicial punishment

Art. 16. Courts-martial classified

Art. 17. Jurisdiction of courts-martial in general

Art. 18. Jurisdiction of general courts-martial

Art. 19. Jurisdiction of special courts-martial

Art. 20. Jurisdiction of summary courts-martial

Art. 21. Jurisdiction of courts-martial not exclusive

Art. 22. Who may convene general courts-martial

Art. 23. Who may convene special courts-martial

Art. 24. Who may convene summary courts-martial

Art. 24a. Special trial counsel

Art. 25. Who may serve on courts-martial

Art. 25a. Number of court-martial members in capital cases

Art. 26. Military judge of a general or special court-martial

Art. 26a. Military magistrates

Art. 27. Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel

Art. 28. Detail or employment of reporters and interpreters

Art. 29. Assembly and impaneling of members; detail of new members and military judges

Art. 30. Charges and specifications

Art. 30a. Proceedings conducted before referral

Art. 31. Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited

Art. 32. Preliminary hearing required before referral to general court-martial

Art. 33. Disposition guidance

Art. 34. Advice to convening authority before referral for trial

Art. 35. Service of charges; commencement of trial

Art. 36. President may prescribe rules

Art. 37. Command influence

Art. 38. Duties of trial counsel and defense counsel

Art. 39. Sessions

Art. 40. Continuances

Art. 41. Challenges

Art. 42. Oaths

Art. 43. Statute of limitations

Art. 44. Former jeopardy

Art. 45. Pleas of the accused

Art. 46. Opportunity to obtain witnesses and other evidence in trials by court-martial

Art. 47. Refusal of person not subject to chapter to appear, testify, or produce evidence

Art. 48. Contempt

Art. 49. Depositions

Art. 50. Admissibility of sworn testimony from records of courts of inquiry

Art. 50a. Defense of lack of mental responsibility

Art. 51. Voting and rulings

Art. 52. Votes required for conviction, sentencing, and other matters

Art. 53. Findings and sentencing

Art. 53a. Plea agreements

Art. 54. Record of trial

Art. 55. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited

Art. 56. Sentencing

Repealed. Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LVIII, § 5301(b), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2920]

Art. 57. Effective date of sentences

Repealed. Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LVIII, § 5302(b)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2923]

Art. 58. Execution of confinement

Art. 58a. Sentences: reduction in enlisted grade

Art. 58b. Sentences: forfeiture of pay and allowances during confinement

Art. 59. Error of law; lesser included offense

Art. 60. Post-trial processing in general and special courts-martial

Art. 60a. Limited authority to act on sentence in specified post-trial circumstances

Art. 60b. Post-trial actions in summary courts-martial and certain general and special courts-martial

Art. 60c. Entry of judgment

Art. 61. Waiver of right to appeal; withdrawal of appeal

Art. 62. Appeal by the United States

Art. 63. Rehearings

Art. 64. Judge advocate review of finding of guilty in summary court-martial

Art. 65. Transmittal and review of records

Art. 66. Courts of Criminal Appeals

Art. 67. Review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Art. 67a. Review by the Supreme Court

Art. 68. Branch offices

Art. 69. Review by Judge Advocate General

Art. 70. Appellate counsel

Repealed. Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LVIII, § 5302(b)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2923]

Art. 72. Vacation of suspension

Art. 73. Petition for a new trial

Art. 74. Remission and suspension

Art. 75. Restoration

Art. 76. Finality of proceedings, findings, and sentences

Art. 76a. Leave required to be taken pending review of certain court-martial convictions

Art. 76b. Lack of mental capacity or mental responsibility: commitment of accused for examination and treatment

Art. 77. Principals

Art. 78. Accessory after the fact

Art. 79. Conviction of offense charged, lesser included offenses, and attempts

Art. 80. Attempts

Art. 81. Conspiracy

Art. 82. Soliciting commission of offenses

Art. 83. Malingering

Art. 84. Breach of medical quarantine

Art. 85. Desertion

Art. 86. Absence without leave

Art. 87. Missing movement; jumping from vessel

Art. 87a. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape

Art. 87b. Offenses against correctional custody and restriction

Art. 88. Contempt toward officials

Art. 89. Disrespect toward superior commissioned officer; assault of superior commissioned officer

Art. 90. Willfully disobeying superior commissioned officer

Art. 91. Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer

Art. 92. Failure to obey order or regulation

Art. 93. Cruelty and maltreatment

Art. 93a. Prohibited activities with military recruit or trainee by person in position of special trust

Art. 94. Mutiny or sedition

Art. 95. Offenses by sentinel or lookout

Art. 95a. Disrespect toward sentinel or lookout

Art. 96. Release of prisoner without authority; drinking with prisoner

Art. 97. Unlawful detention

Art. 98. Misconduct as prisoner

Art. 99. Misbehavior before the enemy

Art. 100. Subordinate compelling surrender

Art. 101. Improper use of countersign

Art. 102. Forcing a safeguard

Art. 103. Spies

Art. 103a. Espionage

Art. 103b. Aiding the enemy

Art. 104. Public records offenses

Art. 104a. Fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation

Art. 104b. Unlawful enlistment, appointment, or separation

Art. 105. Forgery

Art. 105a. False or unauthorized pass offenses

Art. 106. Impersonation of officer, noncommissioned or petty officer, or agent or official

Art. 106a. Wearing unauthorized insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button

Art. 107. False official statements; false swearing

Art. 107a. Parole violation

Art. 108. Military property of United States—Loss, damage, destruction, or wrongful disposition

Art. 108a. Captured or abandoned property

Art. 109. Property other than military property of United States—Waste, spoilage, or destruction

Art. 109a. Mail matter: wrongful taking, opening, etc.

Art. 110. Improper hazarding of vessel or aircraft

Art. 111. Leaving scene of vehicle accident

Art. 112. Drunkenness and other incapacitation offenses

Art. 112a. Wrongful use, possession, etc., of controlled substances

Art. 113. Drunken or reckless operation of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel

Art. 114. Endangerment offenses

Art. 115. Communicating threats

Art. 116. Riot or breach of peace

Art. 117. Provoking speeches or gestures

Art. 117a. Wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images

Art. 118. Murder

Art. 119. Manslaughter

Art. 119a. Death or injury of an unborn child

Art. 119b. Child endangerment

Art. 120. Rape and sexual assault generally

Art. 120a. Mails: deposit of obscene matter

Art. 120b. Rape and sexual assault of a child

Art. 120c. Other sexual misconduct

Art. 121. Larceny and wrongful appropriation

Art. 121a. Fraudulent use of credit cards, debit cards, and other access devices

Art. 121b. False pretenses to obtain services

Art. 122. Robbery

Art. 122a. Receiving stolen property

Art. 123. Offenses concerning Government computers

Art. 123a. Making, drawing, or uttering check, draft, or order without sufficient funds

Art. 124. Frauds against the United States

Art. 124a. Bribery

Art. 124b. Graft

Art. 125. Kidnapping

Art. 126. Arson; burning property with intent to defraud

Art. 127. Extortion

Art. 128. Assault

Art. 128a. Maiming

Art. 128b. Domestic violence

Art. 129. Burglary; unlawful entry

Art. 129a. Omitted]

Art. 130. Stalking

Art. 131. Perjury

Art. 131a. Subornation of perjury

Art. 131b. Obstructing justice

Art. 131c. Misprision of serious offense

Art. 131d. Wrongful refusal to testify

Art. 131e. Prevention of authorized seizure of property

Art. 131f. Noncompliance with procedural rules

Art. 131g. Wrongful interference with adverse administrative proceeding

Art. 132. Retaliation

Art. 133. Conduct unbecoming an officer

Art. 134. General article

Art. 135. Courts of inquiry

Art. 136. Authority to administer oaths

Art. 137. Articles to be explained

Art. 138. Complaints of wrongs

Art. 139. Redress of injuries to property

Art. 140. Delegation by the President

Art. 140a. Case management; data collection and accessibility

Art. 141. Status

Art. 142. Judges

Art. 143. Organization and employees

Art. 144. Procedure

Art. 145. Annuities for judges and survivors

Art. 146. Military Justice Review Panel

Art. 146a. Annual reports

Definitions

Military commissions generally

Persons subject to military commissions

Jurisdiction of military commissions

Who may convene military commissions

Who may serve on military commissions

Military judge of a military commission

Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel

Detail or employment of reporters and interpreters

Number of members; excuse of members; absent and additional members

Charges and specifications

Exclusion of statements obtained by torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment; prohibition of self-incrimination; admission of other statements of the accused

Service of charges

Rules

Unlawfully influencing action of military commission and United States Court of Military Commission Review

Duties of trial counsel and defense counsel

Sessions

Continuances

Challenges

Oaths

Former jeopardy

Pleas of the accused

Opportunity to obtain witnesses and other evidence

Defense of lack of mental responsibility

Voting and rulings

Number of votes required

Military commission to announce action

Record of trial

Protection of classified information: applicability of subchapter

Pretrial conference

Protective orders

Discovery of, and access to, classified information by the accused

Notice by accused of intention to disclose classified information

Procedure for cases involving classified information

Introduction of classified information into evidence

Cruel or unusual punishments prohibited

Maximum limits

Execution of confinement

Error of law; lesser included offense

Review by the convening authority

Appellate referral; waiver or withdrawal of appeal

Interlocutory appeals by the United States

Rehearings

Review by United States Court of Military Commission Review

Review by United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; writ of certiorari to Supreme Court

Appellate counsel

Execution of sentence; suspension of sentence

Finality of proceedings, findings, and sentences

Definitions; construction of certain offenses; common circumstances

Principals

Accessory after the fact

Conviction of lesser offenses

Crimes triable by military commission