10 USC § 948s - Service of charges

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s948s"
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title: "10 USC § 948s - Service of charges"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "948s"
section_name: "Service of charges"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "MILITARY COMMISSIONS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2580.)"
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# § 948s. Service of charges

The trial counsel assigned to a case before a military commission under this chapter shall cause to be served upon the accused and military defense counsel a copy of the charges upon which trial is to be had in English and, if appropriate, in another language that the accused understands, sufficiently in advance of trial to prepare a defense.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title XVIII, § 1802, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2580.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 948s, added , , , related to service of charges, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .