Any person subject to this chapter who—
- (1) strikes his superior commissioned officer or draws or lifts up any weapon or offers any violence against him while he is in the execution of his office; or
- (2) willfully disobeys a lawful command of his superior commissioned officer; shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, and if the offense is committed at any other time, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 68.)
| Historical and Revision Notes |
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| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 890 | 50:684. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 90), 64 Stat. 135. |
The word “commissioned” is inserted for clarity.