§ 887. Art. 87. Missing movement; jumping from vessel

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. 67 · 70A Stat. 67

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 887

   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 67

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 67

2. 2016

   Military Justice Act of 2016

   Pub. L. 114–328 div. E title LX § 5406 · 130 Stat. 2000

   Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 887

   Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any person subject to this chapter who through neglect or design misses the movement of a ship, aircraft, or unit with which he is required in the course of duty to move shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any person subject to this chapter who through neglect or design misses the movement of a ship, aircraft, or unit with which he is required in the course of duty to move shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 5406. MISSING MOVEMENT; JUMPING FROM VESSEL.   Section 887 of title 10, United States Code (article 87 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended to read as follows: “§ 887. Art. 87. Missing movement; jumping from vessel “(a) Missing Movement.— Any person subject to this chapter who, through neglect or design, misses the movement of a ship, aircraft, or unit with which the person is required in the course of duty to move shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. “(b) Jumping From Vessel Into the Water.— Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully and intentionally jumps into the water from a vessel in use by the armed forces shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.” .

   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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