10 USC § 929 - Art. 129. Burglary; unlawful entry

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title: "10 USC § 929 - Art. 129. Burglary; unlawful entry"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "929"
section_name: "Art. 129. Burglary; unlawful entry"
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. 75; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5442, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2954.)"
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# § 929. Art. 129. Burglary; unlawful entry

**(a)** **Burglary.—** Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to commit an offense under this chapter, breaks and enters the building or structure of another shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

**(b)** **Unlawful Entry.—** Any person subject to this chapter who unlawfully enters—

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

**(1)** the real property of another; or

**(2)** the personal property of another which amounts to a structure usually used for habitation or storage;

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 75; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5442, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2954.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 929 | 50:723. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 129), 64 Stat. 142. |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2016— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to commit an offense punishable under sections 918–928 of this title (articles 118–128), breaks and enters, in the nighttime, the dwelling house of another, is guilty of burglary and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2016 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on , as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see  and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under .