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

Summary

Anyone covered by this chapter who wrongfully tells or sends a threat to hurt another person, their property, or their reputation can be punished by court-martial. If the threat involves explosives, a weapon of mass destruction, biological or chemical agents, or hazardous materials, the person can also be punished by court-martial. Sending a false threat with those dangerous means—meaning the sender knew it was false when sent—is also punishable by court-martial.

Title 10, §915

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(a)Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully communicates a threat to injure the person, property, or reputation of another shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(b)Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully communicates a threat to injure the person or property of another by use of (1) an explosive, (2) a weapon of mass destruction, (3) a biological or chemical agent, substance, or weapon, or (4) a hazardous material, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(c)Any person subject to this chapter who maliciously communicates a false threat concerning injury to the person or property of another by use of (1) an explosive, (2) a weapon of mass destruction, (3) a biological or chemical agent, substance, or weapon, or (4) a hazardous material, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. As used in the preceding sentence, the term “false threat” means a threat that, at the time the threat is communicated, is known to be false by the person communicating the threat.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 91550:709.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 115), 64 Stat. 139.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to the offense of malingering. See section 883 of this title.

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.

§915 Art. 115. Communicating Threats