Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§931d Art. 131d. Wrongful Refusal to Testify
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 47 — UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE › SUBCHAPTER X — PUNITIVE ARTICLES › § 931d
Summary
A person under this chapter who, during a court-martial or other U.S. military proceeding, wrongfully refuses to testify or answer when ordered must be punished by court-martial.
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Title 10, §931d
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Any person subject to this chapter who, in the presence of a court-martial, a board of officers, a military commission, a court of inquiry, a preliminary hearing, or an officer taking a deposition, of or for the United States, wrongfully refuses to qualify as a witness or to answer a question after having been directed to do so by the person presiding shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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Effective Date
Section 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.
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10 U.S.C. § 931d
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102