§ 889. Art. 89. Disrespect toward superior commissioned officer; assault of superior commissioned officer

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. § 889

   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 § 5408 · 130 Stat. 2000

   Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 889

   Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any person subject to this chapter who behaves with disrespect toward his superior commissioned officer 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 behaves with disrespect toward his superior commissioned officer shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 5408. DISRESPECT TOWARD SUPERIOR COMMISSIONED OFFICER; ASSAULT OF SUPERIOR COMMISSIONED OFFICER.   Section 889 of title 10, United States Code (article 89 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended to read as follows: “§ 889. Art. 89. Disrespect toward superior commissioned officer; assault of superior commissioned officer “(a) Disrespect.— Any person subject to this chapter who behaves with disrespect toward that person’s superior commissioned officer shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. “(b) Assault.— Any person subject to this chapter who strikes that person’s superior commissioned officer or draws or lifts up any weapon or offers any violence against that officer while the officer is in the execution of the officer’s office shall be punished— “(1) if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct; and “(2) if the offense is committed at any other time, by such punishment, other than death, 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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