Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§255 Guam and Virgin Islands Included as “state”
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part I— ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS › Chapter 13— INSURRECTION › § 255
Summary
Treat Guam and the Virgin Islands as "States" whenever this chapter talks about a State.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §255
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For purposes of this chapter, the term “State” includes Guam and the Virgin Islands.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 335 of this title as this section. 2006—Pub. L. 109–163 struck out “the unincorporated territories of” before “Guam”. 1980—Pub. L. 96–513 inserted “and Virgin Islands” after “Guam” in section catchline and inserted provision respecting applicability to the Virgin Islands.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 90–497, § 11, Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 847, provided that this section is effective on date of enactment of Pub. L. 90–497, which was approved on Sept. 11, 1968.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 255
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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