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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 47 — Uniform Code of Military Justice

§ 892. Art. 92. Failure to obey order or regulation

Statutory text

Any person subject to this chapter who—

(1)

violates or fails to obey any lawful general order or regulation;

(2)

having knowledge of any other lawful order issued by a member of the armed forces, which it is his duty to obey, fails to obey the order; or

(3)

is derelict in the performance of his duties;

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.

  1. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 68.) · 70A Stat. 68

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 892

    (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 68.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 68.)

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
89250:686.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 92), 64 Stat. 136.

The word “order” is substituted for the word “same”.

Credits

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 68.)

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