10 U.S.C. § 901 — Art. 101. Improper use of countersign
U.S.C. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES 10 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 47 - UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE SUBCHAPTER X - PUNITIVE ARTICLES Sec. 901 - Art. 101. Improper use of countersign From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§901. Art. 101. Improper use of countersign
Any person subject to this chapter who in time of war discloses the parole or countersign to any person not entitled to receive it or who gives to another who is entitled to receive and use the parole or countersign a different parole or countersign from that which, to his knowledge, he was authorized and required to give, shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 70.)
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
901 50:695. May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 101), 64 Stat. 137.