10 USC § 883 - Art. 83. Malingering

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title: "10 USC § 883 - Art. 83. Malingering"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "883"
section_name: "Art. 83. Malingering"
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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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5404, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2940.)"
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# § 883. Art. 83. Malingering

Any person subject to this chapter who, with the intent to avoid work, duty, or service—

**(1)** feigns illness, physical disablement, mental lapse, or mental derangement; or

**(2)** intentionally inflicts self-injury;

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5404, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2940.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 883 was renumbered .

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