10 USC § 8861 - Interrogation of witnesses by prize commissioners

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s8861"
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title: "10 USC § 8861 - Interrogation of witnesses by prize commissioners"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8861"
section_name: "Interrogation of witnesses by prize commissioners"
chapter_number: 883
chapter_name: "PRIZE"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "GENERAL ADMINISTRATION"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 477, § 7661; renumbered § 8861, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(9), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837.)"
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# § 8861. Interrogation of witnesses by prize commissioners

Witnesses before the prize commissioners shall be questioned separately, on interrogatories prescribed by the court, in the manner usual in prize courts. Without special authority from the court, the witnesses may not see the interrogatories, documents, or papers, or consult with counsel or with other persons interested in the cause. Witnesses who have the rights of neutrals shall be discharged as soon as practicable.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 477, § 7661; renumbered § 8861, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(9), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 7661 | 34 U.S.C. 1138 (as applicable to procedure for interrogating witnesses). | R.S. 4622 (as applicable to procedure for interrogating witnesses). |

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .