Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part II · Chapter 47 — Uniform Code of Military Justice
§ 887a. Art. 87a. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape
Statutory text
Any person subject to this chapter who—
resists apprehension;
flees from apprehension;
breaks arrest; or
escapes from custody or confinement;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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. 69, § 895 · 70A Stat. 69
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 887a
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 69, § 895
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 69, § 895Military Justice Act of 2016
Pub. L. 114–328 div. E title LX § 5401(2) · 130 Stat. 2000
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 887a
Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 895 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 895 of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape.— Section 895 (article 95) is transferred so as to appear after section 887 (article 87) and is redesignated as section 887a (article 87a).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.
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 895 | 50:689. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 95), 64 Stat. 136. |
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 895 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on , 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.
Credits
1956–2016 · 3 acts
- 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 69, § 895
- 1996Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XI, § 1112(a), , 110 Stat. 461
- 2016renumbered § 887a, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(2), , 130 Stat. 2938.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 69, § 895; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XI, § 1112(a), , 110 Stat. 461; renumbered § 887a, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(2), , 130 Stat. 2938.)