Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§931e Art. 131e. Prevention of Authorized Seizure of Property
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 47 — UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE › SUBCHAPTER X — PUNITIVE ARTICLES › § 931e
Summary
Knowing officers are taking property, destroying or hiding it to stop them is punishable by court-martial.
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Title 10, §931e
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any person subject to this chapter who, knowing that one or more persons authorized to make searches and seizures are seizing, are about to seize, or are endeavoring to seize property, destroys, removes, or otherwise disposes of the property with intent to prevent the seizure thereof 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
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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. § 931e
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102