Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§948s Service of Charges
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 47A — MILITARY COMMISSIONS › SUBCHAPTER III — PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE › § 948s
Summary
Trial counsel must give the accused and their counsel the charges in English and, if needed, another language, in time to prepare a defense.
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Title 10, §948s
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The trial counsel assigned to a case before a military commission under this chapter shall cause to be served upon the accused and military defense counsel a copy of the charges upon which trial is to be had in English and, if appropriate, in another language that the accused understands, sufficiently in advance of trial to prepare a defense.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 948s, added Pub. L. 109–366, § 3(a)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2607, related to service of charges, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 111–84.
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10 U.S.C. § 948s
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102