10 USC 887a - Art. 87a. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape

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§ 887a.

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

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.)

cite as: 10 USC 887a