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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 47— UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE · SUBCHAPTER X— PUNITIVE ARTICLES · § 887a

§ 887a. Art. 87a. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape

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Any person subject to this chapter who—
(1)resists apprehension;
(2)flees from apprehension;
(3)breaks arrest; or
(4)escapes from custody or confinement;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 69, § 895; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XI, § 1112(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 461; renumbered § 887a, Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5401(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2938.)
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  • Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
  • 70A Stat. 69
  • Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XI, § 1112(a)
  • 110 Stat. 461
  • 130 Stat. 2938
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§ 887a
Art. 87a. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape
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ActAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
Stat.70A Stat. 69
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XI, § 1112(a)
Stat.110 Stat. 461
Stat.130 Stat. 2938
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