§ 926. Art. 126. Arson; burning property with intent to defraud

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. 74 · 70A Stat. 74

   Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 926

   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 74

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 74

2. 2016

   Military Justice Act of 2016

   Pub. L. 114–328 div. E title LX § 5440 · 130 Stat. 2000

   Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 926

   Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to the offenses of aggravated arson and simple arson

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to the offenses of aggravated arson and simple arson.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 5440. ARSON; BURNING PROPERTY WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD.   Section 926 of title 10, United States Code (article 126 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended to read as follows: “§ 926. Art. 126. Arson; burning property with intent to defraud “(a) Aggravated Arson.— Any person subject to this chapter who, willfully and maliciously, burns or sets on fire an inhabited dwelling, or any other structure, movable or immovable, wherein, to the knowledge of that person, there is at the time a human being, is guilty of aggravated arson and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. “(b) Simple Arson.— Any person subject to this chapter who, willfully and maliciously, burns or sets fire to the property of another is guilty of simple arson and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. “(c) Burning Property With Intent to Defraud.— Any person subject to this chapter who, willfully, maliciously, and with intent to defraud, burns or sets fire to any property 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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