10 USC § 812 - Art. 12. Prohibition of confinement of members of the armed forces with enemy prisoners and certain others

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title: "10 USC § 812 - Art. 12. Prohibition of confinement of members of the armed forces with enemy prisoners and certain others"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "812"
section_name: "Art. 12. Prohibition of confinement of members of the armed forces with enemy prisoners and certain others"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "APPREHENSION AND RESTRAINT"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 41; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LII, § 5122, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2896.)"
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# § 812. Art. 12. Prohibition of confinement of members of the armed forces with enemy prisoners and certain others

No member of the armed forces may be placed in confinement in immediate association with—

**(1)** enemy prisoners; or

**(2)** other individuals—

**(A)** who are detained under the law of war and are foreign nationals; and

**(B)** who are not members of the armed forces.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 41; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LII, § 5122, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2896.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 812 | 50:566. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 12), 64 Stat. 112. |

The words “of the United States” are omitted as surplusage. The word “may” is substituted for the word “shall”.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2016— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “No member of the armed forces may be placed in confinement in immediate association with enemy prisoners or other foreign nationals not members of the armed forces.”

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2016 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on , as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see  and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under .