10 U.S.C. § 887a

§887a. Art. 87a. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape

Edition 2018

U.S.C. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
10 U.S.C.

United States Code, 2018 Edition

Title 10 - ARMED FORCES

Subtitle A - General Military Law

PART II - PERSONNEL

CHAPTER 47 - UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE

SUBCHAPTER X - PUNITIVE ARTICLES

Sec. 887a - Art. 87a. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape

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§887a. Art. 87a. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, 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 sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)

895
50:689.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 95), 64 Stat. 136.

Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 895 of this title as this section.

Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions 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.

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