United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 10. ARMED FORCES |
SubTitle A. General Military Law |
Part II. PERSONNEL |
Chapter 47. UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE |
SubChapter II. APPREHENSION AND RESTRAINT |
§ 813. Art. 13. Punishment prohibited before trial
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No person, while being held for trial, may be subjected to punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the charges pending against him, nor shall the arrest or confinement imposed upon him be any more rigorous than the circumstances require to insure his presence, but he may be subjected to minor punishment during that period for infractions of discipline.
Historical And Revision
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Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
813 | 50:567. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 13), 64 Stat. 112. |
The words “the provisions of” are omitted as surplusage. The word “results” is changed to the singular. The word “may” is substituted for the word “shall”.
Amendments
1981—Pub. L. 97–81 substituted “No person, while being held for trial, may be subjected” for “Subject to section 857 of this title (article 57), no person, while being held for trial or the result of trial, may be subjected”.
Effective Date Of Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–81 to take effect at the end of the 60-day period beginning on