10 USC § 892 - Art. 92. Failure to obey order or regulation

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title: "10 USC § 892 - Art. 92. Failure to obey order or regulation"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "892"
section_name: "Art. 92. Failure to obey order or regulation"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "PUNITIVE ARTICLES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 68.)"
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# § 892. Art. 92. Failure to obey order or regulation

Any person subject to this chapter who—

**(1)** violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or regulation;

**(2)** having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the armed forces, which it is his duty to obey, fails to obey the order; or

**(3)** is derelict in the performance of his duties;

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) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 892 | 50:686. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 92), 64 Stat. 136. |

The word “order” is substituted for the word “same”.