10 USC 904a: Art. 104a. Fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation
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10 USC 904a: Art. 104a. Fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation 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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§904a. Art. 104a. Fraudulent enlistment, appointment, or separation

Any person who-

(1) procures his own enlistment or appointment in the armed forces by knowingly false representation or deliberate concealment as to his qualifications for that enlistment or appointment and receives pay or allowances thereunder; or

(2) procures his own separation from the armed forces by knowingly false representation or deliberate concealment as to his eligibility for that separation;


shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 66 , §883; renumbered §904a, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, §5401(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2938 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
883 50:677. May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 83), 64 Stat. 134 .

In clauses (1) and (2), the words "means of" are omitted as surplusage.


Editorial Notes

Amendments

2016-Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 883 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 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.