10 U.S.C. § 907 — Art. 107. False official statements; false swearing
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This section allows court-martial punishment for specified false official statements and false statements made under a legally authorized oath.
Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to deceive—
signs any false record, return, regulation, order, or other official document, knowing it to be false; or
makes any other false official statement knowing it to be false;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Any person subject to this chapter—
who takes an oath that—
is administered in a matter in which such oath is required or authorized by law; and
is administered by a person with authority to do so; and
who, upon such oath, makes or subscribes to a statement;
if the statement is false and at the time of taking the oath, the person does not believe the statement to be true, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 71; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5419, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2946.)
- 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-328 · 130 Stat. 2946
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.
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