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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 47 — Uniform Code of Military Justice

§ 929. Art. 129. Burglary; unlawful entry

Statutory text

(a)

Burglary.—

Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to commit an offense under this chapter, breaks and enters the building or structure of another shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(b)

Unlawful Entry.—

Any person subject to this chapter who unlawfully enters—

(1)

the real property of another; or

(2)

the personal property of another which amounts to a structure usually used for habitation or storage;

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. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 75 · 70A Stat. 75

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 929

    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 75

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 75

  2. Military Justice Act of 2016

    Pub. L. 114–328 div. E title LX § 5442 · 130 Stat. 2000

    Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 929

    Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to commit an offense punishable under sections 918–928 of this title (articles 118–128), breaks and enters, in the nighttime, the dwelling house of another, is guilty of burglary and 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 commit an offense punishable under sections 918–928 of this title (articles 118–128), breaks and enters, in the nighttime, the dwelling house of another, is guilty of burglary and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 5442. BURGLARY AND UNLAWFUL ENTRY.   Section 929 of title 10, United States Code (article 129 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), and section 929a of such title (article 129a), as redesignated by section 5401(10) of this Act, are amended to read as follows: “§ 929. Art. 129. Burglary; unlawful entry “(a) Burglary.— Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to commit an offense under this chapter, breaks and enters the building or structure of another shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. “(b) Unlawful Entry.— Any person subject to this chapter who unlawfully enters— “(1) the real property of another; or “(2) the personal property of another which amounts to a structure usually used for habitation or storage; 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.

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

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
92950:723.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 129), 64 Stat. 142.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2016—Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to commit an offense punishable under sections 918–928 of this title (articles 118–128), breaks and enters, in the nighttime, the dwelling house of another, is guilty of burglary and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2016 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 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

1956–2016 · 2 acts
  1. 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 75
  2. 2016Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5442, , 130 Stat. 2954.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 75; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5442, , 130 Stat. 2954.)

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