Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§908 Art. 108. Military Property of United States—loss, Damage, Destruction, or Wrongful Disposition
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 47 — UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE › SUBCHAPTER X — PUNITIVE ARTICLES › § 908
Summary
Punishes anyone under military law who, without permission, sells, loses, damages, destroys, or wrongfully disposes of U.S. military property, on purpose or by neglect; a court‑martial decides the punishment.
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Title 10, §908
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Any person subject to this chapter who, without proper authority—
(1)sells or otherwise disposes of;
(2)willfully or through neglect damages, destroys, or loses; or
(3)willfully or through neglect suffers to be lost, damaged, destroyed, sold, or wrongfully disposed of;
any military property of the United States, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 90850:702.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 108), 64 Stat. 138.
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10 U.S.C. § 908
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110