§914 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

Punishes people under military law for dangerous behavior. If someone acts wrongfully in a reckless or wanton way that is likely to cause death or very serious injury, they can be punished. Fighting in or helping set up a duel, or knowing about a duel challenge and not reporting it, is also punishable. Willfully firing a gun in a way that endangers life, or unlawfully carrying a hidden dangerous weapon, can be punished by a court-martial.

Title 10, §914

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(a)Any person subject to this chapter who engages in conduct that—

(1)is wrongful and reckless or is wanton; and

(2)is likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm to another person;

(b)Any person subject to this chapter—

(1)who fights or promotes, or is concerned in or connives at fighting, a duel; or

(2)who, having knowledge of a challenge sent or about to be sent, fails to report the facts promptly to the proper authority;

(c)Any person subject to this chapter who, willfully and wrongly, discharges a firearm, under circumstances such as to endanger human life shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(d)Any person subject to this chapter who unlawfully carries a dangerous weapon concealed on or about his person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 91450:708.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 114), 64 Stat. 139.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2016—Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Any person subject to this chapter who fights or promotes, or is concerned in or connives at fighting a duel, or who, having knowledge of a challenge sent or about to be sent, fails to report the facts promptly to the proper authority, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2016 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing

Regulations

and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.

§914 Art. 114. Endangerment Offenses