§ 840. Art. 40. Continuances

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. 1956

   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 51 · 70A Stat. 51

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 840

   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 51

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 51

2. 1968

   Military Justice Act of 1968

   Pub. L. 90–632 § 2(16) · 82 Stat. 1335

   Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 840

   Pub. L. 90–632 inserted reference to military judge

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 90–632 inserted reference to military judge.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (16) Section 840 (article 40) is amended to read as follows: 70A Stat. 51. “§ 840. Art. 40. Continuances “The military judge or a court-martial without a military judge may, for reasonable cause, grant a continuance to any party for such time, and as often, as may appear to be just.”

3. 2016

   Military Justice Act of 2016

   Pub. L. 114–328 div. E title LVII § 5223 · 130 Stat. 2000

   Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 840

   Pub. L. 114–328 substituted “summary court-martial” for “court-martial without a military judge”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 114–328 substituted “summary court-martial” for “court-martial without a military judge”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 5223. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO CONTINUANCES.   Section 840 of title 10, United States Code (article 40 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by striking “court-martial without a military judge” and inserting “summary court-martial”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.

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