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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 47 — Uniform Code of Military Justice

§ 906. Art. 106. Impersonation of officer, noncommissioned or petty officer, or agent or official

Statutory text

(a)

In General.—

Any person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully and willfully, impersonates—

(1)

an officer, a noncommissioned officer, or a petty officer;

(2)

an agent of superior authority of one of the armed forces; or

(3)

an official of a government;

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(b)

Impersonation With Intent to Defraud.—

Any person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully, willfully, and with intent to defraud, impersonates any person referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(c)

Impersonation of Government Official Without Intent to Defraud.—

Any person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully, willfully, and without intent to defraud, impersonates an official of a government by committing an act that exercises or asserts the authority of the office that the person claims to have 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. Military Justice Act of 2016

    Pub. L. 114–328 title LX § 5417 · 130 Stat. 2000

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 906

    (Added Pub. L. 114–328, title LX, § 5417, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2945.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added Pub. L. 114–328, title LX, § 5417, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2945.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 5417. IMPERSONATION OFFENSES.   Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 905a (article 105a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 5416 of this Act, the following new section (article): “§ 906. Art. 106. Impersonation of officer, noncommissioned or petty officer, or agent or official “(a) In General.— Any person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully and willfully, impersonates— “(1) an officer, a noncommissioned officer, or a petty officer; “(2) an agent of superior authority of one of the armed forces; or “(3) an official of a government; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. “(b) Impersonation With Intent to Defraud.— Any person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully, willfully, and with intent to defraud, impersonates any person referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. “(c) Impersonation of Government Official Without Intent to Defraud.— Any person subject to this chapter who, wrongfully, willfully, and without intent to defraud, impersonates an official of a government by committing an act that exercises or asserts the authority of the office that the person claims to have shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.” .

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 906 was renumbered section 903 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section 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

(Added Pub. L. 114–328, title LX, § 5417, , 130 Stat. 2945.)

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