10 USC § 891 - Art. 91. Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer

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title: "10 USC § 891 - Art. 91. Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "891"
section_name: "Art. 91. Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "PUNITIVE ARTICLES"
part_number: "II"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 68.)"
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# § 891. Art. 91. Insubordinate conduct toward warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer

Any warrant officer or enlisted member who—

**(1)** strikes or assaults a warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer, while that officer is in the execution of his office;

**(2)** willfully disobeys the lawful order of a warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer; or

**(3)** treats with contempt or is disrespectful in language or deportment toward a warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or petty officer, while that officer is in the execution of his office;

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 68.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 891 | 50:685. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 91), 64 Stat. 136. |

The word “member” is substituted for the word “person”.