Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§900 Art. 100. Subordinate compelling surrender
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Summary
Anyone subject to military law who makes a commander surrender or abandon military property, or who lowers the flag to surrender without authorization, faces death or other punishment by court-martial.
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Title 10, §900
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Any person subject to this chapter who compels or attempts to compel the commander of any place, vessel, aircraft, or other military property, or of any body of members of the armed forces, to give it up to an enemy or to abandon it, or who strikes the colors or flag to an enemy without proper authority, shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 90050:694.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 100), 64 Stat. 137.
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10 U.S.C. § 900
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73