Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8164 Marine Corps Officers: Limitation on Power to Command
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 821 — OFFICERS IN COMMAND › § 8164
Summary
Marine Corps officers cannot be put in charge of a ship or in charge of a naval shipyard.
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Title 10, §8164
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Officers of the Marine Corps may not command vessels or naval shipyards.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 594434 U.S.C. 713.R.S. 1617. The words “of the United States” are omitted as surplusage. The word “command” is substituted for the words “exercise command over any”.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5944 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8164
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102