Category: UCMJ

Article 80 criminalizes attempts to commit offenses under the UCMJ, covering situations where a service member takes a substantial step…

Article 120a criminalizes the depositing or causing to be deposited of obscene matter in the mail by any person subject…

Article 82 makes it a criminal offense for a person subject to the UCMJ to solicit or advise another person…

Carrying a concealed weapon was historically prosecuted under Article 134 as conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline or service-discrediting.…

Article 112 makes it an offense for a service member to be drunk while on duty. The article requires that…

Child endangerment under Article 134 criminalizes conduct by a service member that endangers the physical or mental health, safety, or…

Bigamy under Article 134 involves entering into a marriage while a prior valid marriage remains undissolved. The offense requires proof…

Article 131 criminalizes perjury, defined as willfully making a false statement under a lawful oath in a judicial proceeding or…

Obstruction of justice under Article 134 covers a range of conduct that interferes with the administration of military justice, including…

Disloyal statements under Article 134 criminalize speech by service members that is designed to promote disloyalty or disaffection among members…

Article 123 criminalizes unauthorized access to government computers and the misuse of information obtained through such access. This is a…

Kidnapping under Article 134 involves the wrongful seizure, confinement, inveigling, decoying, or carrying away of another person. The offense requires…

Public record offenses under Article 134 criminalize the alteration, concealment, removal, mutilation, obliteration, or destruction of any public record. The…

Article 120c addresses sexual misconduct offenses including indecent viewing, indecent visual recording, broadcasting or distributing intimate images, and forcible pandering.…

Article 101 criminalizes the disclosure of a countersign, watchword, or password to any person not entitled to receive it, as…

Article 107 criminalizes the making of false official statements, whether oral or written, with the intent to deceive. The statement…

Article 133 establishes a broad standard of conduct applicable to commissioned officers, warrant officers, and cadets or midshipmen. The article…

Article 81 prohibits two or more persons subject to the UCMJ from agreeing to commit an offense and then taking…

Article 116 covers two related offenses: engaging in a riot and breach of the peace. A riot requires the participation…

Article 110 criminalizes the improper hazarding of any vessel in the naval service of the United States. The article distinguishes…

Article 98 targets willful noncompliance with the procedural rules governing the administration of military justice. It applies primarily to officers…

Article 89 makes it an offense for any person subject to the UCMJ to behave with disrespect toward a superior…

Article 115 criminalizes the communication of threats by persons subject to the UCMJ. The article covers threats to injure a…

Receiving, buying, or concealing stolen property under Article 134 criminalizes the knowing acquisition or concealment of property that has been…

Drunk and disorderly conduct under Article 134 criminalizes public drunkenness accompanied by disorderly behavior. The offense requires both elements: intoxication…

Article 126 defines and penalizes arson in the military context, distinguishing between aggravated arson and simple arson. Aggravated arson involves…

Negligent discharge of a firearm under Article 134 covers the careless or inadvertent firing of any weapon due to the…

Misprision of a serious offense under Article 134 involves the failure to report a known serious offense to appropriate authorities,…

Article 111 criminalizes leaving the scene of a vehicle accident that results in personal injury or property damage. This article…

Straggling under Article 134 covers the offense of falling behind or leaving a march, formation, or other organized military movement…

Article 86 covers unauthorized absence from a unit, organization, or place of duty. It encompasses three distinct forms: failure to…

Article 109 prohibits the willful or reckless waste, spoilage, or destruction of property that does not belong to the U.S.…

Article 78 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice addresses individuals who assist someone they know has committed an offense,…

Article 83 criminalizes malingering, which occurs when a service member feigns illness, physical disablement, mental lapse, or mental derangement, or…

Article 117 makes it an offense to use provoking or reproachful words or gestures toward any person subject to the…

This Article 134 offense criminalizes the destruction, removal, or disposal of property for the purpose of preventing its lawful seizure…