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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 47— UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE · SUBCHAPTER X— PUNITIVE ARTICLES · § 895a

§ 895a. Art. 95a. Disrespect toward sentinel or lookout

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(a)Disrespectful Language Toward Sentinel or Lookout.— Any person subject to this chapter who, knowing that another person is a sentinel or lookout, uses wrongful and disrespectful language that is directed toward and within the hearing of the sentinel or lookout, who is in the execution of duties as a sentinel or lookout, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b)Disrespectful Behavior Toward Sentinel or Lookout.— Any person subject to this chapter who, knowing that another person is a sentinel or lookout, behaves in a wrongful and disrespectful manner that is directed toward and within the sight of the sentinel or lookout, who is in the execution of duties as a sentinel or lookout, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5412, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2943.)
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