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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 888
The words ‘‘proper’’ and ‘‘other’’ are omitted as sur-
plusage.
§ 887. Art. 87. Missing movement; jumping from
vessel
(a) MISSING MOVEMENT.—Any person subject to
this chapter who, through neglect or design,
misses the movement of a ship, aircraft, or unit
with which the person is required in the course
of duty to move shall be punished as a court-
martial may direct.
(b) JUMPING FROM VESSEL INTO THE WATER.—
Any person subject to this chapter who wrong-
fully and intentionally jumps into the water
from a vessel in use by the armed forces shall be
punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 67; Pub. L.
114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5406, Dec. 23, 2016, 130
Stat. 2940.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
887 ..........
50:681.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1
(Art. 87), 64 Stat. 135.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘Any person sub-
ject to this chapter who through neglect or design
misses the movement of a ship, aircraft, or unit with
which he is required in the course of duty to move 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.
§ 887a. Art. 87a. Resistance, flight, breach of ar-
rest, and escape
Any person subject to this chapter who—
(1) resists apprehension;
(2) flee
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Page 807
TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 888
The words ‘‘proper’’ and ‘‘other’’ are omitted as sur-
plusage.
§ 887. Art. 87. Missing movement; jumping from
vessel
(a) MISSING MOVEMENT.—Any person subject to
this chapter who, through neglect or design,
misses the movement of a ship, aircraft, or unit
with which the person is required in the course
of duty to move shall be punished as a court-
martial may direct.
(b) JUMPING FROM VESSEL INTO THE WATER.—
Any person subject to this chapter who wrong-
fully and intentionally jumps into the water
from a vessel in use by the armed forces shall be
punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 67; Pub. L.
114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5406, Dec. 23, 2016, 130
Stat. 2940.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
887 ..........
50:681.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1
(Art. 87), 64 Stat. 135.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘Any person sub-
ject to this chapter who through neglect or design
misses the movement of a ship, aircraft, or unit with
which he is required in the course of duty to move 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.
§ 887a. Art. 87a. Resistance, flight, breach of ar-
rest, and escape
Any person subject to this chapter who—
(1) resists apprehension;
(2) flees from apprehension;
(3) breaks arrest; or
(4) escapes from custody or confinement;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 69, § 895; Pub. L.
104–106, div. A, title XI, § 1112(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110
Stat. 461; renumbered § 887a, Pub. L. 114–328, div.
E, title LX, § 5401(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2938.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
895 ..........
50:689.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1
(Art. 95), 64 Stat. 136.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 895 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 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.
§ 887b. Art. 87b. Offenses against correctional
custody and restriction
(a) ESCAPE
FROM
CORRECTIONAL
CUSTODY.—
Any person subject to this chapter—
(1) who is placed in correctional custody by
a person authorized to do so;
(2) who, while in correctional custody, is
under physical restraint; and
(3) who escapes from the physical restraint
before being released from the physical re-
straint by proper authority;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b) BREACH
OF CORRECTIONAL CUSTODY.—Any
person subject to this chapter—
(1) who is placed in correctional custody by
a person authorized to do so;
(2) who, while in correctional custody, is
under restraint other than physical restraint;
and
(3) who goes beyond the limits of the re-
straint before being released from the correc-
tional custody or relieved of the restraint by
proper authority;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(c) BREACH OF RESTRICTION.—Any person sub-
ject to this chapter—
(1) who is ordered to be restricted to certain
limits by a person authorized to do so; and
(2) who, with knowledge of the limits of the
restriction, goes beyond those limits before
being released by proper authority;
shall be punished as a court-martial may di-
rect.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5407,
Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2941.)
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.
§ 888. Art. 88. Contempt toward officials
Any commissioned officer who uses contemp-
tuous words against the President, the Vice
President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of a military department, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, or the Governor or
legislature of any State, Commonwealth, or pos-
session in which he is on duty or present shall be
punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 67; Pub. L.
96–513, title V, § 511(25), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat.
2922; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov.
25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A,
title X, § 1057(a)(3), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.)
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Any person subject to this chapter who—
(1) resists apprehension;
(2) flees from apprehension;
(3) breaks arrest; or
(4) escapes from custody or confinement;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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