10 U.S.C. § 900

Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)
Section 900 - Art. 100. Subordinate compelling surrender

Any person subject to this chapter who compels or attempts to compel the commander of any place, vessel, aircraft, or other military property, or of any body of members of the armed forces, to give it up to an enemy or to abandon it, or who strikes the colors or flag to an enemy without proper authority, shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.

10 U.S.C. § 900

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 70.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
900 50:694. May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 100), 64 Stat. 137.

armed forces
The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.