U.S.C. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES 10 U.S.C. United States Code, 2024 Edition Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 47 - UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE SUBCHAPTER VIII - SENTENCES Sec. 855 - Art. 55. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §855. Art. 55. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited Punishment by flogging, or by branding, marking, or tattooing on the body, or any other cruel or unusual punishment, may not be adjudged by any court-martial or inflicted upon any person subject to this chapter. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 56.) Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 855 50:636. May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 55), 64 Stat. 126. The word "may" is substituted for the word "shall".
10 U.S.C. § 855
§855. Art. 55. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited
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