10 USC § 948q - Charges and specifications

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s948q"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 948q - Charges and specifications"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "948q"
section_name: "Charges and specifications"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "MILITARY COMMISSIONS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2579.)"
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# § 948q. Charges and specifications

**(a)** **Charges and Specifications.—** Charges and specifications against an accused in a military commission under this chapter shall be signed by a person subject to chapter 47 of this title under oath before a commissioned officer of the armed forces authorized to administer oaths and shall state—

**(1)** that the signer has personal knowledge of, or reason to believe, the matters set forth therein; and

**(2)** that such matters are true in fact to the best of the signer’s knowledge and belief.

**(b)** **Notice to Accused.—** Upon the swearing of the charges and specifications in accordance with subsection (a), the accused shall be informed of the charges and specifications against the accused as soon as practicable.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2579.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 948q, added , , , related to charges and specifications, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .