10 U.S.C. § 887 — Art. 87. Missing movement; jumping from vessel

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(a) Missing Movement .— Any person subject to this chapter who, through neglect or design, misses the movement of a ship, aircraft, or unit with which the person is required in the course of duty to move must be punished as a court-martial may direct. (b) Jumping From Vessel Into the Water .— Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully and intentionally jumps into the water from a vessel in use by the armed forces must be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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(a)Missing Movement.—

Any person subject to this chapter who, through neglect or design, misses the movement of a ship, aircraft, or unit with which the person is required in the course of duty to move shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(b)Jumping From Vessel Into the Water.—

Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully and intentionally jumps into the water from a vessel in use by the armed forces shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 67; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5406, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2940.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-328 · 130 Stat. 2940

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.