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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§723 Support of Civil Authorities: Requirement for Use of Members of the Armed Forces and Federal Law Enforcement Personnel

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 41 — SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS, DETAILS, AND DUTIES › § 723

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Members of the armed forces, including the National Guard, and federal law enforcement who help federal authorities during civil disturbances must clearly show, where people can see it, their own name or a unique ID and the name of the armed force, federal agency, or organization that employs them. If a service member is helping local police, they must show the name of their armed force. These rules do not apply to people who do not wear a uniform or identifying gear in their normal job or to those working undercover as part of their usual duties.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §723

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Response to Civil Disturbances.—
Whenever a member of the armed forces (including the National Guard) or Federal law enforcement personnel provide support to Federal authorities to respond to a civil disturbance, each individual employed in the capacity of providing such support shall visibly display—
(1)the individual’s name or other individual identifier that is unique to that individual; and
(2)the name of the armed force, Federal entity, or other organization by which such individual is employed.
(b)Support to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies by Members of the Armed Forces.—
Whenever a member of the armed forces (including the National Guard) provides support to civilian law enforcement agencies, each such member providing such support shall visibly display the name of the armed force in which such member operates.
(c)Exception.—
The requirements under subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to individuals referred to in any such subsection who—
(1)do not wear a uniform or other distinguishing clothing or equipment in the regular performance of their official duties; or
(2)are engaged in undercover operations in the regular performance of their official duties.

Legislative History

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Amendments

2025—Pub. L. 119–60, § 1043(b)(1), substituted “civil authorities” for “Federal authorities in response to civil disturbances” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 119–60, § 1043(a)(1), substituted “Response to Civil Disturbances” for “Requirement” in heading. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 119–60, § 1043(a)(3), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 119–60, § 1043(a)(2), (4), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c) and, in introductory provisions, substituted “requirements under subsections (a) and (b)” for “requirement under subsection (a)” and “any such subsection” for “such subsection”.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 723

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110