Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part II · Chapter 47 — Uniform Code of Military Justice
§ 855. Art. 55. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited
Statutory text
Punishment by flogging, or by branding, marking, or tattooing on the body, or any other cruel or unusual punishment, may not be adjudged by any court-martial or inflicted upon any person subject to this chapter. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited.
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. 56.) · 70A Stat. 56
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 855
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 56.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 56.)
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Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 855 | 50:636. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 55), 64 Stat. 126. |
The word “may” is substituted for the word “shall”.
Credits
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 56.)