Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§931g Art. 131g. Wrongful Interference with Adverse Administrative Proceeding

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Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Anyone under this chapter who believes an administrative action exists and wrongfully acts to influence, impede, or obstruct it must be punished by court-martial.

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Title 10, §931g

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Any person subject to this chapter who, having reason to believe that an adverse administrative proceeding is pending against any person subject to this chapter, wrongfully acts with the intent—
(1)to influence, impede, or obstruct the conduct of the proceeding; or
(2)otherwise to obstruct the due administration of justice;
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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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 931g

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110