Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part I · Chapter 13 — Insurrection
§ 254. Proclamation to disperse
Statutory text
Whenever the President considers it necessary to use the militia or the armed forces under this chapter, he shall, by proclamation, immediately order the insurgents to disperse and retire peaceably to their abodes within a limited time.
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.
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 16, § 334 · 70A Stat. 16
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 254
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 16, § 334
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 16, § 334John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
Pub. L. 109–364 div. A title X § 1076(a)(2) · 120 Stat. 2083
Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 254
Pub. L. 109–364 inserted “or those obstructing the enforcement of the laws” after “insurgents”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 109–364 inserted “or those obstructing the enforcement of the laws” after “insurgents”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Proclamation to disperse.— Section 334 of such title is amended by inserting “or those obstructing the enforcement of the laws” after “insurgents”.National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
Pub. L. 110–181 div. A title X § 1068(a)(2) · 122 Stat. 3
Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 254
Pub. L. 110–181 struck out “or those obstructing the enforcement of the laws” after “insurgents”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 110–181 struck out “or those obstructing the enforcement of the laws” after “insurgents”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Proclamation to disperse.— Section 334 of such title is amended by striking “or those obstructing the enforcement of the laws” after “insurgents”.National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Pub. L. 114–328 div. A title XII § 1241(a)(2) · 130 Stat. 2000
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 254
Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 334 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 334 of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) by redesignating sections 261, 311, 312, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 351, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, and 384 (as added by section 1011 of this Act) as sections 241, 246, 247, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 261, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, and 284, respectively; and
3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 334 | 50:204. | R.S. 5300. |
The words “militia or the armed forces” are substituted for the words “military forces” for clarity and to conform to sections 331, 332, and 333 of this title.
Derivation
Act July 29, 1861, ch. 25, § 2, 12 Stat. 282.
Editorial Notes
Codification
Other sections 254 to 254b were renumbered sections 240d to 240f, respectively, of this title.
Amendments2006–2016 · 3 rounds
2016
Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 334 of this title as this section.
2008
Pub. L. 110–181 struck out “or those obstructing the enforcement of the laws” after “insurgents”.
2006
Pub. L. 109–364 inserted “or those obstructing the enforcement of the laws” after “insurgents”.
Executive Documents
Proc. No. 3204. Obstruction of Justice in the State of Arkansas
Proc. No. 3204, , 22 F.R. 7628, commanded all persons in the State of Arkansas who were obstructing the enforcement of orders of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas relating to enrollment and attendance at public schools, particularly Central High School at Little Rock, Arkansas, to cease and desist therefrom and to disperse forthwith.
Proc. No. 3497. Obstruction of Justice in the State of Mississippi
Proc. No. 3497, , 27 F.R. 9681, commanded all persons in the State of Mississippi who were obstructing the enforcement of orders entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to cease and desist therefrom and to disperse and retire peaceably forthwith.
Proc. No. 3542. Unlawful Obstruction of Justice and Combinations in the State of Alabama
Proc. No. 3542, , 28 F.R. 5707, commanded the Governor of the State of Alabama and all other persons who were obstructing the orders of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama relating to the enrollment and attendance of Negro students at the University of Alabama to cease and desist therefrom.
Proc. No. 3554. Obstruction of Justice in the State of Alabama
Proc. No. 3554, , 28 F.R. 9861, commanded all persons obstructing the enforcement of orders entered by the United States District Courts in the State of Alabama relating to the enrollment and attendance of students in public schools in that State to cease and desist therefrom and to disperse and retire peaceably forthwith.
Proc. No. 3645. Obstruction of Justice in the State of Alabama
Proc. No. 3645, , 30 F.R. 3739, commanded all persons engaged or who may engage in domestic violence obstructing the enforcement of the laws and the judicial order approving the right to march along U.S. Highway 80 from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama commencing during the period from to and terminating within 5 days of the commencement to cease and desist therefrom and to disperse forthwith.
Proc. No. 3795. Obstruction of Justice in the State of Michigan
Proc. No. 3795, , 32 F.R. 10905, commanded all persons engaged in domestic violence and disorder in Detroit, Michigan, and obstructing the enforcement of the laws to cease and desist therefrom and to disperse forthwith.
Proc. No. 3840. Obstruction of Justice in the Washington Metropolitan Area
Proc. No. 3840, , 33 F.R. 5495, commanded all persons engaged in acts of violence threatening the Washington Metropolitan Area and obstructing the execution of the laws to cease and desist therefrom and to disperse forthwith.
Proc. No. 3841. Obstruction of Justice in the State of Illinois
Proc. No. 3841, , 33 F.R. 5497, commanded all persons engaged in violence in and about the City of Chicago and obstructing the enforcement of the laws to cease and desist therefrom and to disperse forthwith.
Proc. No. 3842. Obstruction of Justice in the State of Maryland
Proc. No. 3842, , 33 F.R. 5499, commanded all persons engaged in acts of violence and obstructing the enforcement of the laws in and about the City of Baltimore to cease and desist therefrom and to disperse forthwith.
Credits
1956–2016 · 4 acts
- 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 16, § 334
- 2006Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1076(a)(2), , 120 Stat. 2405
- 2008Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title X, § 1068(a)(2), , 122 Stat. 325
- 2016renumbered § 254, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), , 130 Stat. 2497.
Show as published
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 16, § 334; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1076(a)(2), , 120 Stat. 2405; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title X, § 1068(a)(2), , 122 Stat. 325; renumbered § 254, Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XII, § 1241(a)(2), , 130 Stat. 2497.)