Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§948q Charges and specifications

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Require charges and specifications to be sworn and signed by someone who is under chapter 47 (the military justice code) before a commissioned officer who can give oaths. The signer must say they have personal knowledge or reason to believe the facts and that, to the best of their knowledge, those facts are true. Once the charges are sworn, the accused must be told what the charges and specifications are as soon as practicable.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §948q

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(a)Charges and specifications against an accused in a military commission under this chapter shall be signed by a person subject to chapter 47 of this title under oath before a commissioned officer of the armed forces authorized to administer oaths and shall state—

(1)that the signer has personal knowledge of, or reason to believe, the matters set forth therein; and

(2)that such matters are true in fact to the best of the signer’s knowledge and belief.

(b)Upon the swearing of the charges and specifications in accordance with subsection (a), the accused shall be informed of the charges and specifications against the accused as soon as practicable.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 948q, added Pub. L. 109–366, § 3(a)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2606, related to charges and specifications, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 111–84.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 948q

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73