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10 U.S.C. § 925

Art. 125. Kidnapping

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10 U.S.C. § 925 — Art. 125. Kidnapping

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. 925 - Art. 125. Kidnapping From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§925. Art. 125. Kidnapping

Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully— (1) seizes, confines, inveigles, decoys, or carries away another person; and (2) holds the other person against that person's will;

shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 74; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title XVII, §1707(a), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 961; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title V, §531(d)(1), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3364; Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, §5439, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2953.)

Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)

925(a)925(b) 50:719(a).50:719(b). May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 125), 64 Stat. 141.

Editorial Notes

Amendments 2016—Pub. L. 114–328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to the offenses of forcible sodomy and bestiality. 2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–291 substituted "unlawful force" for "force". 2013—Pub. L. 113–66 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "(a) Any person subject to this chapter who engages in unnatural carnal copulation with another person of the same or opposite sex or with an animal is guilty of sodomy. Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense. "(b) Any person found guilty of sodomy shall be punished as a court-martial may direct."

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2016 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L. 114–328 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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