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10 U.S.C. § 928 — Art. 128. Assault
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Page 832
TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 927
114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under
section 801 of this title.
§ 927. Art. 127. Extortion
Any person subject to this chapter who com-
municates threats to another person with the
intention thereby to obtain anything of value or
any acquittance, advantage, or immunity is
guilty of extortion and shall be punished as a
court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 74.)
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section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
927 ..........
50:721.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1
(Art. 127), 64 Stat. 141.
The words ‘‘of any description’’ are omitted as sur-
plusage.
§ 928. Art. 128. Assault
(a) ASSAULT.—Any person subject to this chap-
ter who, unlawfully and with force or violence—
(1) attempts to do bodily harm to another
person;
(2) offers to do bodily harm to another per-
son; or
(3) does bodily harm to another person;
is guilty of assault and shall be punished as a
court-martial may direct.
(b) AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.—Any person subject
to this chapter—
(1) who, with the intent to do bodily harm,
offers to do bodily harm with a dangerous
weapon;
(2) who, in committing an assault, inflicts
substantial bodily harm or grievous bodily
harm on another person; or
(3) who commits an assault by strangulation
or suffocation;
is guilty of aggravated assault and shall be pun-
ished as a court-martial may direct.
(c) ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT SPECIFIED
OFFENSES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person subject to this
chapter who commits assault with intent to
commit an offense specified in paragraph (2)
shall be punished as a court-martial may di-
rect.
(2) OFFENSES
SPECIFIED.—The offenses re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) are murder, vol-
untary manslaughter,
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 927
114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under
section 801 of this title.
§ 927. Art. 127. Extortion
Any person subject to this chapter who com-
municates threats to another person with the
intention thereby to obtain anything of value or
any acquittance, advantage, or immunity is
guilty of extortion and shall be punished as a
court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 74.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
927 ..........
50:721.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1
(Art. 127), 64 Stat. 141.
The words ‘‘of any description’’ are omitted as sur-
plusage.
§ 928. Art. 128. Assault
(a) ASSAULT.—Any person subject to this chap-
ter who, unlawfully and with force or violence—
(1) attempts to do bodily harm to another
person;
(2) offers to do bodily harm to another per-
son; or
(3) does bodily harm to another person;
is guilty of assault and shall be punished as a
court-martial may direct.
(b) AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.—Any person subject
to this chapter—
(1) who, with the intent to do bodily harm,
offers to do bodily harm with a dangerous
weapon;
(2) who, in committing an assault, inflicts
substantial bodily harm or grievous bodily
harm on another person; or
(3) who commits an assault by strangulation
or suffocation;
is guilty of aggravated assault and shall be pun-
ished as a court-martial may direct.
(c) ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT SPECIFIED
OFFENSES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person subject to this
chapter who commits assault with intent to
commit an offense specified in paragraph (2)
shall be punished as a court-martial may di-
rect.
(2) OFFENSES
SPECIFIED.—The offenses re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) are murder, vol-
untary manslaughter, rape, sexual assault,
rape of a child, sexual assault of a child, rob-
bery, arson, burglary, and kidnapping.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 75; Pub. L.
114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5441, Dec. 23, 2016, 130
Stat. 2954; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X,
§ 1081(c)(1)(P), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1599; Pub. L.
115–232, div. A, title V, § 531(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132
Stat. 1759.)
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Source (Statutes at Large)
928(a) ......
928(b) ......
50:722(a).
50:722(b).
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1
(Art. 128), 64 Stat. 141.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–232 added par. (3).
2017—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 115–91 struck out comma
after ‘‘substantial bodily harm’’.
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, section related to the offenses of as-
sault and aggravated assault.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title V, § 531(b), Aug. 13, 2018,
132 Stat. 1759, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made
by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take ef-
fect on January 1, 2019, immediately after the coming
into effect of the amendment made by section 5441 of
the Military Justice Act of 2016 (division E of Public
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2954) [which amended this sec-
tion] as provided in section 5542 of that Act (130 Stat.
2967; 10 U.S.C. 801 note).’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2017 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–91 effective immediately
after the amendments made by div. E (§§ 5001–5542) of
Pub. L. 114–328 take effect as provided for in section
5542 of that Act (10 U.S.C. 801 note), see section
1081(c)(4) of Pub. L. 115–91, set out as a note under sec-
tion 801 of this title.
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.
§ 928a. Art. 128a. Maiming
Any person subject to this chapter who, with
intent to injure, disfigure, or disable, inflicts
upon the person of another an injury which—
(1) seriously disfigures his person by any mu-
tilation thereof;
(2) destroys or disables any member or organ
of his body; or
(3) seriously diminishes his physical vigor by
the injury of any member or organ;
is guilty of maiming and shall be punished as a
court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 74, § 924; renum-
bered § 928a, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX,
§ 5401(13)(A), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2939.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
924 ..........
50:718.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1
(Art. 124), 64 Stat. 141.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 924 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-
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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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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 801
authorized, under regulations and policies of the
Department of Defense and subject to subsection
(b), to wear the insignia for that higher grade
for a period of up to 14 days before assuming the
duties of a position for which the higher grade is
authorized. An officer who is so authorized to
wear the insignia of a higher grade is said to be
‘‘frocked’’ to that grade.
(b) RESTRICTIONS.—An officer may not be au-
thorized to wear the insignia for a grade as de-
scribed in subsection (a) unless—
(1) the Senate has given its advice and con-
sent to the appointment of the officer to that
grade;
(2) the officer has received orders to serve in
a position outside the military department of
that officer for which that grade is authorized;
(3) the Secretary of Defense (or a civilian of-
ficer within the Office of the Secretary of De-
fense whose appointment was made with the
advice and consent of the Senate and to whom
the Secretary delegates such approval author-
ity) has given approval for the officer to wear
the insignia for that grade before assuming
the duties of a position for which that grade is
authorized; and
(4) the Secretary of Defense has submitted
to Congress a written notification of the in-
tent to authorize the officer to wear the insig-
nia for that grade.
(c) BENEFITS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS ACCRU-
ING.—(1) Authority provided to an officer as de-
scribed in subsection (a) to wear the insignia of
a higher grade may not be construed as confer-
ring authority for that officer to—
(A) be paid the rate of pay provided for an
officer in that grade having the same number
of years of service as that officer; or
(B) assume any legal authority associated
with that grade.
(2) The period for which an officer wears
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**(a) Assault.—** Any person subject to this chapter who, unlawfully and with force or violence—
(1) attempts to do bodily harm to another person;
(2) offers to do bodily harm to another person; or
(3) does bodily harm to another person;
is guilty of assault and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
**(b) Aggravated Assault.—** Any person subject to this chapter—
(1) who, with the intent to do bodily harm, offers to do bodily harm with a dangerous weapon;
(2) who, in committing an assault, inflicts substantial bodily harm or grievous bodily harm on another person; or
(3) who commits an assault by strangulation or suffocation;
is guilty of aggravated assault and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
**(c) Assault With Intent to Commit Specified Offenses.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Any person subject to this chapter who commits assault with intent to commit an offense specified in paragraph (2) shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(2) **Offenses specified.—** — The offenses referred to in paragraph (1) are murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, sexual assault, rape of a child, sexual assault of a child, robbery, arson, burglary, and kidnapping.
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