10 USC 881: Art. 81. Conspiracy
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10 USC 881: Art. 81. Conspiracy Text contains those laws in effect on December 2, 2024
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESSubtitle A-General Military LawPART II-PERSONNELCHAPTER 47-UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICESUBCHAPTER X-PUNITIVE ARTICLES
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§881. Art. 81. Conspiracy

(a) Any person subject to this chapter who conspires with any other person to commit an offense under this chapter shall, if one or more of the conspirators does an act to effect the object of the conspiracy, be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(b) Any person subject to this chapter who conspires with any other person to commit an offense under the law of war, and who knowingly does an overt act to effect the object of the conspiracy, shall be punished, if death results to one or more of the victims, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial or military commission may direct, and, if death does not result to any of the victims, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial or military commission may direct.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 66 ; Pub. L. 109–366, §4(b), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2631 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
881 50:675. May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 81), 64 Stat. 134 .

The words "or persons" are omitted as surplusage, since under section 1 of title 1 words importing the singular may apply to several persons.


Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006-Pub. L. 109–366 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).