10 USC § 840 - Art. 40. Continuances

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title: "10 USC § 840 - Art. 40. Continuances"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "840"
section_name: "Art. 40. Continuances"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "TRIAL PROCEDURE"
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. 51; Pub. L. 90–632, § 2(16), Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1339; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LVII, § 5223, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2909.)"
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# § 840. Art. 40. Continuances

The military judge or a summary court-martial may, for reasonable cause, grant a continuance to any party for such time, and as often, as may appear to be just.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 51; Pub. L. 90–632, § 2(16), Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1339; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LVII, § 5223, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2909.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 840 | 50:615. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 40), 64 Stat. 121. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2016— substituted “summary court-martial” for “court-martial without a military judge”.

1968— inserted reference to military judge.

## 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 .

### Effective Date of 1968 Amendment

Amendment by  effective first day of tenth month following October 1968, see , set out as a note under .