10 U.S.C. § 887a

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 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.

10 U.S.C. § 887a

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 NOTE
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
895	50:689.	May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 95), 64 Stat. 136.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2016- Pub. L. 114-328 renumbered section 895 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.