Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§931f Art. 131f. Noncompliance with Procedural Rules
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 47 — UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE › SUBCHAPTER X — PUNITIVE ARTICLES › § 931f
Summary
A court-martial may punish anyone covered by this chapter who causes unnecessary delay in a case, or who knowingly refuses to follow the rules about an accused person’s trial.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §931f
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Any person subject to this chapter who—
(1)is responsible for unnecessary delay in the disposition of any case of a person accused of an offense under this chapter; or
(2)knowingly and intentionally fails to enforce or comply with any provision of this chapter regulating the proceedings before, during, or after trial of an accused;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 89850:692.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 98), 64 Stat. 137.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 898 of this title as this section.
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.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 931f
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110