Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§112 Department of Defense: Seal
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART I — ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS › CHAPTER 2 — DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE › § 112
Summary
The Secretary of Defense must have an official Department of Defense seal, the President must approve its design, and courts must accept the seal as official without extra proof.
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Title 10, §112
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of Defense shall have a seal for the Department of Defense. The design of the seal is subject to approval by the President. Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1325:171a(e).July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 202(e); added Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, § 5 (10th par.), 63 Stat. 580.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1986—Pub. L. 99–433 renumbered section 132 of this title as this section and substituted “Department of Defense: seal” for “Seal” in section catchline.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 112
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102