Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§905 Art. 105. Forgery
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Summary
Makes it a crime for anyone subject to this chapter who, intending to cheat, forges or changes a signature or part of a writing so it would legally hurt someone, or who knows it’s fake and gives or uses it.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §905
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Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to defraud—
(1)falsely makes or alters any signature to, or any part of, any writing which would, if genuine, apparently impose a legal liability on another or change his legal right or liability to his prejudice; or
(2)utters, offers, issues, or transfers such a writing, known by him to be so made or altered;
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 92350:717.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 123), 64 Stat. 141.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 905 was renumbered section 898 of this title.
Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 923 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2016 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–328 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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
10 U.S.C. § 905
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73