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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 47 — Uniform Code of Military Justice

§ 906a. Art. 106a. Wearing unauthorized insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button

Statutory text

Any person subject to this chapter—

(1)

who is not authorized to wear an insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button; and

(2)

who wrongfully wears such insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button upon the person’s uniform or civilian clothing;

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 div. E title LX § 5418 · 130 Stat. 2000

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 906a

    (Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5418, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2945.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5418, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2945.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 5418. INSIGNIA OFFENSES.   Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 906 (article 106 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 5417 of this Act, the following new section (article): “§ 906a. Art. 106a. Wearing unauthorized insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button   “Any person subject to this chapter— “(1) who is not authorized to wear an insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button; and “(2) who wrongfully wears such insignia, decoration, badge, ribbon, device, or lapel button upon the person’s uniform or civilian clothing; 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 906a was renumbered section 903a 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, div. E, title LX, § 5418, , 130 Stat. 2945.)

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