§ 928a. Art. 128a. Maiming

Statutory text

Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to injure, disfigure, or disable, inflicts upon the person of another an injury which—

seriously disfigures his person by any mutilation thereof;

destroys or disables any member or organ of his body; or

seriously diminishes his physical vigor by the injury of any member or organ;

is guilty of maiming and 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.

1956
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 74, § 924 · 70A Stat. 74
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 928a
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 74, § 924
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 74, § 924
2016
Military Justice Act of 2016
Pub. L. 114–328 div. E title LX § 5401(13)(A) · 130 Stat. 2000
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 928a
Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 924 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 924 of this title as this section.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) In general.— Section 924 (article 124) is transferred so as to appear after section 928 (article 128) and is redesignated as section 928a (article 128a).
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.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
924	50:718.	May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 124), 64 Stat. 141.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 924 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2016 Amendment

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.

Credits

1956–2016 · 2 acts

1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 74, § 924
2016renumbered § 928a, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(13)(A), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2939.

Show as published

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 74, § 924; renumbered § 928a, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(13)(A), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2939.)