10 U.S.C. § 931d — Art. 131d. Wrongful refusal to testify
submitted 10 years ago by Pub. L. 114-328 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 70 words · no verdicts yet
This section sets rules about art. 131d. wrongful refusal to testify. It states the duties, permissions, limits, definitions, or penalties provided in the section.
A person covered by this chapter who, in the presence of a court-martial, a board of officers, a military commission, a court of inquiry, a preliminary hearing, or an officer* taking a deposition, of or for the United States, wrongfully refuses to qualify as a witness or to answer a question after having been directed to do so by the person presiding must be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Any person subject to this chapter who, in the presence of a court-martial, a board of officers, a military commission, a court of inquiry, a preliminary hearing, or an officer* taking a deposition, of or for the United States, wrongfully refuses to qualify as a witness or to answer a question after having been directed to do so by the person presiding shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5447, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2957.)
- 2016Enacted · Pub. L. 114-328 · 130 Stat. 2957
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 114-328 on 2016-12-23.
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