shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
10 U.S.C. § 928b
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2023-Pub. L. 118-31 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, inserted "a dating partner," after "an intimate partner," wherever appearing, and added subsec. (b).2019- Pub. L. 116-92 inserted section catchline. Identical section catchline had been editorially supplied.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATEPub. L. 115-232, div. A, title V, §532(b), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1760, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect on January 1, 2019, immediately after the coming into effect of the amendments made by the Military Justice Act of 2016 ( division E of Public Law 114-328) [see Tables for classification] as provided in section 5542 of that Act (130 Stat. 2967; 10 U.S.C. 801 note)."
- spouse
- "spouse" means husband or wife, as the case may be.