Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60

§811 Art. 11. Reports and Receiving of Prisoners

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Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

A provost marshal, guard commander, or master at arms must take and hold any prisoner handed to them by a commissioned officer if that officer gives a signed statement saying what the prisoner is accused of. A guard commander or master at arms with a prisoner must report to the commanding officer, within twenty-four hours of receiving the prisoner or when relieved from duty, the prisoner's name, the offense charged, and who ordered the custody.

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Title 10, §811

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(a)No provost marshal, commander of a guard, or master at arms may refuse to receive or keep any prisoner committed to his charge by a commissioned officer of the armed forces, when the committing officer furnishes a statement, signed by him, of the offense charged against the prisoner.

(b)Every commander of a guard or master at arms to whose charge a prisoner is committed shall, within twenty-four hours after that commitment or as soon as he is relieved from guard, report to the commanding officer the name of the prisoner, the offense charged against him, and the name of the person who ordered or authorized the commitment.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 811(a)811(b)50:565(a).50:565(b).May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 11), 64 Stat. 112. In subsection (a), the word “may” is substituted for the word “shall”. The words “a commissioned” are substituted for the word “an” for clarity.

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10 U.S.C. § 811

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

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