10 U.S.C. § 909a

Art. 109a. Mail matter: wrongful taking, opening, etc.

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(a)Taking.—Any person subject to this chapter who, with the intent to obstruct the correspondence of, or to pry into the business or secrets of, any person or organization, wrongfully takes mail matter before the mail matter is delivered to or received by the addressee shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.(b)Opening, Secreting, Destroying, Stealing.—Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully opens, secretes, destroys, or steals mail matter before the mail matter is delivered to or received by the addressee shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5421, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2946.)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 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2024 · leading case: Dexter v. Lucke (D. Kan. 2024).

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Dexter v. Lucke (D. Kan. 2024). · cites it 2× “) As the legal authority for this count, Plaintiff cites 10 U.S.C. § 909a. Id. at 3. That statutory provision is also referred to as Article 109a, one of the “punitive articles” of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).”

United States v. Martinez (A.F.C.C.A. 2022). “26 The offense of stealing mail was an enumerated Article 134, UCMJ, offense until 1 January 2019, when it became an offense under Article 109a, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 909a. See MCM, pt. IV, ¶ 46; Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (2016 ed.”

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