10 U.S.C. § 901
Art. 101. Improper use of countersign
Any person subject to this chapter who in time of war discloses the parole or countersign to any person not entitled to receive it or who gives to another who is entitled to receive and use the parole or countersign a different parole or countersign from that which, to his knowledge, he was authorized and required to give, shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2024 · leading case: United States v. Hacker (A.F.C.C.A. 2017).
United States v. Hacker (A.F.C.C.A. 2017). “ACM 38972 in violation of Articles 107, 121, and 123, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. §§ 901 , 921, 923. The court-martial sentenced Appellant to a bad-conduct discharge, confinement for 9 months, a fine of $25,000, with an additional 6 months of contingent…”
United States v. Buford (A.F.C.C.A. 2020). “, Article 101, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 901 (disclosing a countersign to a person not entitled to receive it); Article 132, UCMJ, 10 U.”
Pembleton v. Kendall (D.S.C. 2024). “Pembleton admits she lacks a provide right of action under 10 U.S.C. § 901 , Article 107. The Court will thus dismiss this claim without prejudice.”
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