10 USC § 909 - Art. 109. Property other than military property of United States—Waste, spoilage, or destruction

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title: "10 USC § 909 - Art. 109. Property other than military property of United States—Waste, spoilage, or destruction"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "909"
section_name: "Art. 109. Property other than military property of United States—Waste, spoilage, or destruction"
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. 71.)"
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# § 909. Art. 109. Property other than military property of United States—Waste, spoilage, or destruction

Any person subject to this chapter who willfully or recklessly wastes, spoils, or otherwise willfully and wrongfully destroys or damages any property other than military property of the United States shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 71.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 909 | 50:703. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 109), 64 Stat. 139. |