Category: UCMJ

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 91 prohibits three forms of insubordinate conduct directed at warrant officers, noncommissioned officers, or petty officers: striking or assaulting…

Article 127 criminalizes extortion, defined as obtaining something of value from another person through the wrongful use of force, threats,…

Article 97 prohibits the unlawful detention or confinement of any person by someone acting under military authority. It serves as…

Article 87 criminalizes the failure of a service member to deploy with their ship, aircraft, or unit when it departs…

Article 120 is the UCMJ's primary provision addressing rape and sexual assault within the military. The article has undergone multiple…

Breaking medical quarantine under Article 134 covers the willful violation of a quarantine imposed by lawful authority for the prevention…

Article 103 addresses espionage in the form of spying and provides for the most severe penalties in the UCMJ, including…

Article 134, known as the General Article, is the broadest and most versatile punitive article in the UCMJ. It operates…

Article 132 addresses various forms of fraud against the United States, including the making or delivery of false claims, forgery…

Article 108 addresses offenses involving U.S. military property, including selling, damaging, destroying, or wrongfully disposing of it, as well as…

Jumping from a vessel into the water is a specialized military offense under Article 134 that criminalizes the act of…

Dishonorably failing to pay debts under Article 134 addresses conduct by service members who fail to pay just debts in…