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10 U.S.C. § 831 — Art. 31. Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited
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**(a)** No person subject to this chapter may compel any person to incriminate himself or to answer any question the answer to which may tend to incriminate him.
**(b)** No person subject to this chapter may interrogate, or request any statement from, an accused or a person suspected of an offense without first informing him of the nature of the accusation and advising him that he does not have to make any statement regarding the offense of which he is accused or suspected and that any statement made by him may be used as evidence against him in a trial by court-martial.
**(c)** No person subject to this chapter may compel any person to make a statement or produce evidence before any military tribunal if the statement or evidence is not material to the issue and may tend to degrade him.
**(d)** No statement obtained from any person in violation of this article, or through the use of coercion, unlawful influence, or unlawful inducement may be received in evidence against him in a trial by court-martial.
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**(a)** No person subject to this chapter may compel any person to incriminate himself or to answer any question the answer to which may tend to incriminate him.
**(b)** No person subject to this chapter may interrogate, or request any statement from, an accused or a person suspected of an offense without first informing him of the nature of the accusation and advising him that he does not have to make any statement regarding the offense of which he is accused or suspected and that any statement made by him may be used as evidence against him in a trial by court-martial.
**(c)** No person subject to this chapter may compel any person to make a statement or produce evidence before any military tribunal if the statement or evidence is not material to the issue and may tend to degrade him.
**(d)** No statement obtained from any person in violation of this article, or through the use of coercion, unlawful influence, or unlawful inducement may be received in evidence against him in a trial by court-martial.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 601, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 118, related to charges and specifications. See [section 830 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section830&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 602, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 118, prohibited compulsory self-incrimination. See [section 831 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section831&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 603, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 118, related to investigations. See [section 832 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section832&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 604, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 119, provided for forwarding of charges. See [section 833 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section833&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 605, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 119, related to advice of staff judge advocate and reference for trial. See [section 834 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section834&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 606, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 119, provided for service of charges. See [section 835 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section835&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Jan. 1, 1957, see act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53 footnote, 70A Stat. 680.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 832
2017—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–91, § 531(b)(1), inserted
‘‘, or otherwise act on,’’ after ‘‘to review’’ in introduc-
tory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(1)(D). Pub. L. 115–91, § 531(b)(2), added sub-
par. (D).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2017 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–91 effective immediately
after this section takes effect as provided for in section
5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 (10 U.S.C. 801 note), see section
531(p) of Pub. L. 115–91, set out as a note under section
801 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the
President, with implementing regulations and provi-
sions relating to applicability to various situations, see
section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. 13825, set out
as notes under section 801 of this title.
§ 831. Art. 31. Compulsory self-incrimination pro-
hibited
(a) No person subject to this chapter may com-
pel any person to incriminate himself or to an-
swer any question the answer to which may tend
to incriminate him.
(b) No person subject to this chapter may in-
terrogate, or request any statement from, an ac-
cused or a person suspected of an offense with-
out first informing him of the nature of the ac-
cusation and advising him that he does not have
to make any statement regarding the offense of
which he is accused or suspected and that any
statement made by him may be used as evidence
against him in a trial by court-martial.
(c) No person subject to this chapter may com-
pel any person to make a statement or produce
evidence before any military tribunal if the
statement or evidence is not material to the
issue and may tend to degrade him.
(d) No statement obtained from any person in
violation of this article
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