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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 80 — Miscellaneous Investigation Requirements and Other Duties

§ 1567a. Mandatory notification of issuance of military protective order to civilian law enforcement

Statutory text

(a)

Initial Notification.—

In the event a military protective order is issued against a member of the armed forces, the commander of the unit to which the member is assigned shall, not later than seven days after the date of the issuance of the order, notify the appropriate civilian authorities of—

(1)

the issuance of the protective order; and

(2)

the individuals involved in the order.

(b)

Notification in Event of Transfer.—

In the event that a member of the armed forces against whom a military protective order is issued is transferred to another unit—

(1)

not later than the date of the transfer, the commander of the unit from which the member is transferred shall notify the commander of the unit to which the member is transferred of—

(A)

the issuance of the protective order; and

(B)

the individuals involved in the order; and

(2)

not later than seven days after receiving the notice under paragraph (1), the commander of the unit to which the member is transferred shall provide notice of the order to the appropriate civilian authorities in accordance with subsection (a).

(c)

Notification of Changes or Termination.—

The commander of the unit to which the member is assigned also shall notify the appropriate civilian authorities of—

(1)

any change made in a protective order covered by subsection (a); and

(2)

the termination of the protective order.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

    Pub. L. 110–417 · 122 Stat. 4356

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 1567a

    Added Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, § 562(a), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4470

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, § 562(a), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4470

  2. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

    Pub. L. 111–84 div. A title X § 1073(a)(17) · 123 Stat. 2190

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 1567a

    Pub. L. 111–84 made technical amendment to section catchline

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 111–84 made technical amendment to section catchline.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (17) The heading of section 1567a is amended to read as follows: “§ 1567a. Mandatory notification of issuance of military protective order to civilian law enforcement” .

  3. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

    Pub. L. 116–92 § 543(a)(1) · 133 Stat. 1198

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1567a(a)

    Pub. L. 116–92, § 543(a)(1), substituted “, the commander of the unit to which the member is assigned shall, not later than seven days after the date of the issuance of the order, notify” for “and any individual involved in the order does not reside on a military installation at any time during the duration of the military protective order, the commander of the military installation shall notify” in introductory provisions

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92, § 543(a)(1), substituted “, the commander of the unit to which the member is assigned shall, not later than seven days after the date of the issuance of the order, notify” for “and any individual involved in the order does not reside on a military installation at any time during the duration of the military protective order, the commander of the military installation shall notify” in introductory provisions.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in subsection (a), by striking “and any individual involved in the order does not reside on a military installation at any time during the duration of the military protective order, the commander of the military installation shall notify” and inserting “, the commander of the unit to which the member is assigned shall, not later than seven days after the date of the issuance of the order, notify”;

  4. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

    Pub. L. 116–92 § 543(a)(3) · 133 Stat. 1198

    Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 1567a(b)

    Pub. L. 116–92, § 543(a)(3), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–92, § 543(a)(3), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b); “(b) Notification in Event of Transfer.— In the event that a member of the armed forces against whom a military protective order is issued is transferred to another unit— “(1) not later than the date of the transfer, the commander of the unit from which the member is transferred shall notify the commander of the unit to which the member is transferred of— “(A) the issuance of the protective order; and “(B) the individuals involved in the order; and “(2) not later than seven days after receiving the notice under paragraph (1), the commander of the unit to which the member is transferred shall provide notice of the order to the appropriate civilian authorities in accordance with subsection (a).” ; and

  5. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

    Pub. L. 116–92 § 543(a)(2) · 133 Stat. 1198

    1. Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 1567a(c)

      Pub. L. 116–92, § 543(a)(2), (4), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c)

    2. Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1567a(c)

      Pub. L. 116–92, § 543(a)(2), (4), substituted “commander of the unit to which the member is assigned” for “commander of the military installation”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–92, § 543(a)(2), (4), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c) and substituted “commander of the unit to which the member is assigned” for “commander of the military installation”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);

5 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments2009–2019 · 2 rounds

2019

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92, § 543(a)(1), substituted “, the commander of the unit to which the member is assigned shall, not later than seven days after the date of the issuance of the order, notify” for “and any individual involved in the order does not reside on a military installation at any time during the duration of the military protective order, the commander of the military installation shall notify” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–92, § 543(a)(3), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–92, § 543(a)(2), (4), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c) and substituted “commander of the unit to which the member is assigned” for “commander of the military installation”.

2009

Pub. L. 111–84 made technical amendment to section catchline.

Credits

2008–2019 · 3 acts
  1. 2008Added Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, § 562(a), , 122 Stat. 4470
  2. 2009amended Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(17), , 123 Stat. 2473
  3. 2019Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 543(a), , 133 Stat. 1376.
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(Added Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title V, § 562(a), , 122 Stat. 4470; amended Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(17), , 123 Stat. 2473; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 543(a), , 133 Stat. 1376.)

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