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10 U.S.C. § 905 — Art. 105. Forgery
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Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to defraud—
(1) falsely makes or alters any signature to, or any part of, any writing which would, if genuine, apparently impose a legal liability on another or change his legal right or liability to his prejudice; or
(2) utters, offers, issues, or transfers such a writing, known by him to be so made or altered;
is guilty of forgery and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to defraud—
(1) falsely makes or alters any signature to, or any part of, any writing which would, if genuine, apparently impose a legal liability on another or change his legal right or liability to his prejudice; or
(2) utters, offers, issues, or transfers such a writing, known by him to be so made or altered;
is guilty of forgery and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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Any person subject to this chapter who, while in the hands of the enemy in time of war—
(1) for the purpose of securing favorable treatment by his captors acts without proper authority in a manner contrary to law, custom, or regulation, to the detriment of others of whatever nationality held by the enemy as civilian or military prisoners; or
(2) while in a position of authority over such persons maltreats them without justifiable cause;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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In this chapter (the Uniform Code of Military Justice):
(1) The term “Judge Advocate General” means, severally, the Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and, except when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy, an official designated to serve as Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(2) The Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy, shall be considered as one armed force.
(3) The term “commanding officer” includes only commissioned officers.
(4) The term “officer in charge” means a member of the Navy, the Marine Corps, or the Coast Guard designated as such by appropriate authority.
(5) The term “superior commissioned officer” means a commissioned officer superior in rank or command.
(6) The term “cadet” means a cadet of the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy.
(7) The term “midshipman” means a midshipman of the United States Naval Academy and any other midshipman on active duty in the naval service.
(8) The term “military” refers to any or all of the armed forces.
(9) The term “accuser” means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any other person who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused.
(10) The term “military judge” means a judge advocate designated under [section 826(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section826/c&num=0&edition=prelim) (article 26(c)) who is detailed under section 826(a) or [section 830a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-
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**(a) In General.—** Any person subject to this chapter who—
(1) knowingly accesses a Government computer, with an unauthorized purpose, and by doing so obtains classified information, with reason to believe such information could be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation, and intentionally communicates, delivers, transmits, or causes to be communicated, delivered, or transmitted such information to any person not entitled to receive it;
(2) intentionally accesses a Government computer, with an unauthorized purpose, and thereby obtains classified or other protected information from any Government computer; or
(3) knowingly causes the transmission of a program, information, code, or command, and as a result of such conduct, intentionally causes damage without authorization to a Government computer;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
**(b) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “computer” has the meaning given that term in [section 1030 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1030&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The term “Government computer” means a computer owned or operated by or on behalf of the United States Government.
(3) The term “damage” has the meaning given that term in [section 1030 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1030&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section 671, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 134, defined “principal”. See [section 877 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section877&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 672, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 134, related to accessories after the fact. See [section 878 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section878&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 673, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 134, authorized conviction of lesser included offense. See [section 879 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section879&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 674, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 138, related to attempts. See [section 880 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section880&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 675, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 138, related to conspiracy. See [section 881 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section881&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 676, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 134, related to solicitation. See [section 882 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section882&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 677, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 134, related to fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation. See [section 883 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section883&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 678, act May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1, 64 Stat. 135, related to unlawful enlistment, appointment, or separation. See [section 884 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xh
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 904a
(2) takes a public record with the intent to
alter, conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or
destroy the public record;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5415,
Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2944.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 904 was renumbered section 903b of
this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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. No. 13825, set
out as notes under section 801 of this title.
§ 904a. Art. 104a. Fraudulent enlistment, appoint-
ment, or separation
Any person who—
(1) procures his own enlistment or appoint-
ment in the armed forces by knowingly false
representation or deliberate concealment as to
his qualifications for that enlistment or ap-
pointment and receives pay or allowances
thereunder; or
(2) procures his own separation from the
armed forces by knowingly false representa-
tion or deliberate concealment as to his eligi-
bility for that separation;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 66, § 883; renum-
bered § 904a, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX,
§ 5401(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2938.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
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Source (Statutes at Large)
883 ..........
50:677.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1
(Art. 83), 64 Stat. 134.
In clauses (1) and (2), the words ‘‘means of’’ are omit-
ted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 883 of this
title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related
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