10 USC § 877 - Art. 77. Principals

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title: "10 USC § 877 - Art. 77. Principals"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "877"
section_name: "Art. 77. Principals"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "PUNITIVE ARTICLES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 65.)"
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# § 877. Art. 77. Principals

Any person punishable under this chapter who—

**(1)** commits an offense punishable by this chapter, or aids, abets, counsels, commands, or procures its commission; or

**(2)** causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him would be punishable by this chapter;

is a principal.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 65.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 877 | 50:671. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 77), 64 Stat. 134. |