§ 907. Art. 107. False official statements; false swearing

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. 71 · 70A Stat. 71

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 907

   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 71

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 71

2. 2016

   Military Justice Act of 2016

   Pub. L. 114–328 div. E title LX § 5419 · 130 Stat. 2000

   Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 907

   Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to deceive, signs any false record, return, regulation, order, or other official document, knowing it to be false, or makes any other false official statement knowing it to be false, 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, with intent to deceive, signs any false record, return, regulation, order, or other official document, knowing it to be false, or makes any other false official statement knowing it to be false, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 5419. FALSE OFFICIAL STATEMENTS; FALSE SWEARING.   Section 907 of title 10, United States Code (article 107 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended to read as follows: “§ 907. Art. 107. False official statements; false swearing “(a) False Official Statements.— Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to deceive— “(1) signs any false record, return, regulation, order, or other official document, knowing it to be false; or “(2) makes any other false official statement knowing it to be false; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. “(b) False Swearing.— Any person subject to this chapter— “(1) who takes an oath that— “(A) is administered in a matter in which such oath is required or authorized by law; and “(B) is administered by a person with authority to do so; and “(2) who, upon such oath, makes or subscribes to a statement; if the statement is false and at the time of taking the oath, the person does not believe the statement to be true, shall be punished 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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