Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§904 Art. 104. Public records offenses
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Title 10, §904
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Any person subject to this chapter who, willfully and unlawfully—
(1)alters, conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, or destroys a public record; or
(2)takes a public record with the intent to alter, conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate, or destroy the public record;
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 904 was renumbered section 903b of this title.
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Effective Date
Section effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing
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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.
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10 U.S.C. § 904
Title 10 — Armed Forces
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Apr 6, 2026
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