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10 U.S.C. § 913 — Art. 113. Drunken or reckless operation of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel
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**(a)** Any person subject to this chapter who—
(1) operates or physically controls any vehicle, aircraft, or vessel in a reckless or wanton manner or while impaired by a substance described in [section 912a(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section912a/b&num=0&edition=prelim) (article 112a(b)), or
(2) operates or is in actual physical control of any vehicle, aircraft, or vessel while drunk or when the alcohol concentration in the person’s blood or breath is equal to or exceeds the applicable limit under subsection (b),
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
**(b)**
(1) For purposes of subsection (a), the applicable limit on the alcohol concentration in a person’s blood or breath is as follows:
(A) In the case of the operation or control of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel in the United States, such limit is the lesser of—
(i) the blood alcohol content limit under the law of the State in which the conduct occurred, except as may be provided under paragraph (2) for conduct on a military installation that is in more than one State; or
(ii) the blood alcohol content limit specified in paragraph (3).
(B) In the case of the operation or control of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel outside the United States, the applicable blood alcohol content limit is the blood alcohol content limit specified in paragraph (3) or such lower limit as the Secretary of Defense may by regulation prescribe.
(2) In the case of a military installation that is in more than one State, if those States have different blood alcohol content limits under their respective State laws, the Secretary may select one such blood alcohol content limit to apply uniformly on that installation.
(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the bloo
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**(a)** Any person subject to this chapter who—
(1) operates or physically controls any vehicle, aircraft, or vessel in a reckless or wanton manner or while impaired by a substance described in [section 912a(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section912a/b&num=0&edition=prelim) (article 112a(b)), or
(2) operates or is in actual physical control of any vehicle, aircraft, or vessel while drunk or when the alcohol concentration in the person’s blood or breath is equal to or exceeds the applicable limit under subsection (b),
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
**(b)**
(1) For purposes of subsection (a), the applicable limit on the alcohol concentration in a person’s blood or breath is as follows:
(A) In the case of the operation or control of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel in the United States, such limit is the lesser of—
(i) the blood alcohol content limit under the law of the State in which the conduct occurred, except as may be provided under paragraph (2) for conduct on a military installation that is in more than one State; or
(ii) the blood alcohol content limit specified in paragraph (3).
(B) In the case of the operation or control of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel outside the United States, the applicable blood alcohol content limit is the blood alcohol content limit specified in paragraph (3) or such lower limit as the Secretary of Defense may by regulation prescribe.
(2) In the case of a military installation that is in more than one State, if those States have different blood alcohol content limits under their respective State laws, the Secretary may select one such blood alcohol content limit to apply uniformly on that installation.
(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the blood alcohol content limit with respect to alcohol concentration in a person’s blood is 0.08 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood and with respect to alcohol concentration in a person’s breath is 0.08 grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath, as shown by chemical analysis. The Secretary may by regulation prescribe limits that are lower than the limits specified in the preceding sentence, if such lower limits are based on scientific developments, as reflected in Federal law of general applicability.
(4) In this subsection:
(A) The term “blood alcohol content limit” means the amount of alcohol concentration in a person’s blood or breath at which operation or control of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel is prohibited.
(B) The term “United States” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and the term “State” includes each of those jurisdictions.
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**(a) Driver.—** Any person subject to this chapter—
(1) who is the driver of a vehicle that is involved in an accident that results in personal injury or property damage; and
(2) who wrongfully leaves the scene of the accident—
(A) without providing assistance to an injured person; or
(B) without providing personal identification to others involved in the accident or to appropriate authorities;
**(b) Senior Passenger.—** Any person subject to this chapter—
(1) who is a passenger in a vehicle that is involved in an accident that results in personal injury or property damage;
(2) who is the superior commissioned or noncommissioned officer of the driver of the vehicle or is the commander of the vehicle; and
(3) who wrongfully and unlawfully orders, causes, or permits the driver to leave the scene of the accident—
(A) without providing assistance to an injured person; or
(B) without providing personal identification to others involved in the accident or to appropriate authorities;
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)** Subject to [section 843 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section843&num=0&edition=prelim) (article 43), a person who is in a status in which the person is subject to this chapter and who committed an offense against this chapter while formerly in a status in which the person was subject to this chapter is not relieved from amenability to the jurisdiction of this chapter for that offense by reason of a termination of that person’s former status.
**(b)** Each person discharged from the armed forces who is later charged with having fraudulently obtained his discharge is, subject to [section 843 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section843&num=0&edition=prelim) (article 43), subject to trial by court-martial on that charge and is after apprehension subject to this chapter while in the custody of the armed forces for that trial. Upon conviction of that charge he is subject to trial by court-martial for all offenses under this chapter committed before the fraudulent discharge.
**(c)** No person who has deserted from the armed forces may be relieved from amenability to the jurisdiction of this chapter by virtue of a separation from any later period of service.
**(d)** A member of a reserve component or the Space Force who is subject to this chapter is not, by virtue of the termination of a period of active duty or inactive-duty training, relieved from amenability to the jurisdiction of this chapter for an offense against this chapter committed during such period of active duty or inactive-duty training.
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**(a) Drunk or Sleeping on Post, or Leaving Post Before Being Relieved.—** Any sentinel or lookout who is drunk on post, who sleeps on post, or who leaves post before being regularly relieved, shall be punished—
(1) if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct; and
(2) if the offense is committed other than in time of war, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.
**(b) Loitering or Wrongfully Sitting on Post.—** Any sentinel or lookout who loiters or wrongfully sits down on post shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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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
§ 912a
who is found drunk on duty, 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 Jan. 1,
2019, as designated by the President, with imple-
menting regulations and provisions relating to applica-
bility 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.
§ 912a. Art. 112a. Wrongful use, possession, etc.,
of controlled substances
(a) Any person subject to this chapter who
wrongfully uses, possesses, manufactures, dis-
tributes, imports into the customs territory of
the United States, exports from the United
States, or introduces into an installation, ves-
sel, vehicle, or aircraft used by or under the con-
trol of the armed forces a substance described in
subsection (b) shall be punished as a court-mar-
tial may direct.
(b) The substances referred to in subsection (a)
are the following:
(1) Opium, heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, ly-
sergic acid diethylamide, methamphetamine,
phencyclidine, barbituric acid, and marijuana
and any compound or derivative of any such
substance.
(2) Any substance not specified in clause (1)
that is listed on a schedule of controlled sub-
stances prescribed by the President for the
purposes of this article.
(3) Any other substance not specified in
clause (1) or contained on a list prescribed by
the President under clause (2) that is listed in
schedules I through V of section 202 of the
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812).
(Added Pub. L. 98–209, § 8(a), Dec. 6, 1983, 97 Stat.
1403.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective first day of eighth calenda
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