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10 U.S.C. § 887b

Art. 87b. Offenses against correctional custody and restriction

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(a)Escape From Correctional Custody.—Any person subject to this chapter—(1) who is placed in correctional custody by a person authorized to do so;(2) who, while in correctional custody, is under physical restraint; and(3) who escapes from the physical restraint before being released from the physical restraint by proper authority;shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.(b)Breach of Correctional Custody.—Any person subject to this chapter—(1) who is placed in correctional custody by a person authorized to do so;(2) who, while in correctional custody, is under restraint other than physical restraint; and(3) who goes beyond the limits of the restraint before being released from the correctional custody or relieved of the restraint by proper authority;shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.(c)Breach of Restriction.—Any person subject to this chapter—(1) who is ordered to be restricted to certain limits by a person authorized to do so; and(2) who, with knowledge of the limits of the restriction, goes beyond those limits before being released by proper authority;shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5407, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2941.)Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing regulations and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (13 in the last 5 years), 2021–2026 · leading case: United States v. TAPER (N.M.C.C.A. 2025).
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United States v. TAPER (N.M.C.C.A. 2025). · cites it 2× “Charge III: Violation of Article 87b, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 887b. Plea: Guilty. Finding: Guilty.”
United States v. PARKS (N.M.C.C.A. 2025). · cites it 2× “” 3 1 10 U.S.C. § 887b and § 890. 2 Pros. Ex. 10.”
United States v. McPHAUL (N.M.C.C.A. 2021). “Charge IV: Violation of Article 87b, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 887b. Plea: Guilty. Finding: Guilty.”
United States v. Cook (A.F.C.C.A. 2024). “§ 886 ; one specification of breach of restriction, in violation of Article 87b, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 887b; and one specification of wrongful use of a controlled substance (marijuana) on divers occasions, in vio- lation of Article 112a, UCMJ, 10 U.”
United States v. Daughma (A.F.C.C.A. 2024). “3 Con- trary to his pleas, a panel of officer and enlisted members convicted Appellant of one specification of breach of restriction, in violation of Article 87b, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 887b; and two specifications of sexual assault and two specifica- tions of abusive sexual contact,…”
United States v. Trovatore (A.F.C.C.A. 2024). “§ 886 ; one specification of breach of restriction, in violation of Article 87b, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 887b; one specification of willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, in violation of Article 90, UCMJ, 10 U.”
United States v. NELSON (N.M.C.C.A. 2025). “202400119 Modified Entry of Judgment Additional Charge II: Violation of Article 87b, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 887b. Plea: Not Guilty. Finding: Withdrawn and dismissed.”
United States v. HAJJ MOUSSADEK (N.M.C.C.A. 2025). “202400130 Modified Entry of Judgment Charge II: Violation of Article 87b, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 887b. Plea: Not Guilty. Finding: Withdrawn and Dismissed.”
United States v. Ziesche (A.F.C.C.A. 2025). “§ 887a; one specification of breach of restriction, in violation of Article 87b, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 887b; and one specification of false official statement, in violation of Article 107, UCMJ, 10 U.”
United States v. Ziesche (A.F.C.C.A. 2025). “§ 887a; one specification of breach of restriction, in violation of Article 87b, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 887b; and one specification of false official statement, in violation of Article 107, UCMJ, 10 U.”
United States v. Cabrie (A.F.C.C.A. 2025). “§ 886 ; one specification of breach of re- striction, in violation of Article 87b, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 887b; and one specifi- cation of wrongful use of cocaine on divers occasions in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ, 10 U.”
United States v. ROSARIO (N.M.C.C.A. 2025). “The Government ultimately charged Appellant with three specifications of sexual 2 10 U.S.C. § 887b. 2 United States v. Rosario, NMCCA No.”
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