Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§928a Art. 128a. Maiming
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Summary
Makes it a crime under military law for anyone who intends to harm another and causes severe disfigurement, destroys/disables a body part or organ, or greatly reduces that person’s physical strength.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §928a
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Any person subject to this chapter who, with intent to injure, disfigure, or disable, inflicts upon the person of another an injury which—
(1)seriously disfigures his person by any mutilation thereof;
(2)destroys or disables any member or organ of his body; or
(3)seriously diminishes his physical vigor by the injury of any member or organ;
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 92450:718.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 124), 64 Stat. 141.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 924 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. § 928a
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73